Animal Caretaker Level IV – Loadout

Seaboard Foods; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) matching

Paid vacation

Sick leave

Paid holidays

Referral bonus

Relocation assistance

On-the-job training

Job summary

Seaboard Foods is seeking animal caretakers to care for pigs at our swine production facilities. On-the-job training is provided; prior experience is not required. You will monitor feed, water, barn conditions, and perform tasks related to breeding and piglet processing on the sow farm as needed.

Responsibilities include ensuring safety, maintaining inventory, identifying disease signs, and supporting PQA certification efforts. Strong work ethic and ability to work weekends are essential.

Qualifications

• No education required.
• Basic math skills required.
• Flexible and able to work weekends (Sat/Sun).
• Bilingual in English and Spanish is helpful but not required.

Responsibilities

• Monitor feed quality and water supply.
• Monitor barn environment and ventilation systems.
• Assist with breeding sows and processing piglets on sow farm.
• Load and unload pigs as scheduled.
• Enforce safety guidelines and animal welfare standards.
• Keep accurate livestock inventory records.
• Identify visual signs of diseases and assist with vaccination as needed.
• Sort hogs with disqualifying defects.
• Aim to achieve PQA certification with the National Pork Board.

Skills

Basic math

Weekend availability

Bilingual helpful

Job description

Animal caretakers are responsible for attending to and caring for pigs in our swine production facilities. On-the-job training is provided; related experience is not necessary.

RESPONSIBILITIES & TASKS

• Monitoring feed quality and water supply
• Monitoring barn environment and ventilation systems
• Breeding sows (if placed on sow farm)
• Processing piglets (if placed on sow farm)
• Loading and unloading pigs as scheduled
• Enforce strict safety guidelines and company animal welfare standards
• Keep accurate inventory records of livestock
• Ability to identify visual symptoms of common swine diseases, treat and vaccinate sick animals as necessary.
• Sort off and segregate hogs with disqualifying physical defects
• Achieve PQA certification with the National Pork Board

PAY RATE:

Hourly: $18.00

• Insurance including medical, vision, dental, prescription drugs and life insurance—starts after 90 days.
• 401 K retirement program- Seaboard will match 100% of the first 3% contributed and 50% of the next 2% contributed to the plan after 1 year of employment.
• Vacation
  • 3 days (after 60 days of service)
  • 7 days (after 1 year of service)
  • 7 days (after 2 years of service)
  • 12 days ( after 10+ years of service)
• Sick
  • 48 hours per calendar year
• Holidays- 8 paid holidays after 90 days of employment
• Referral Bonus-- $1,000 for each referred hire (if employee and referred hire are both active after 3 months)
• Relocation assistance for 100+ mile moves (30 days free housing, partial travel reimbursement)
• On the job training with advancement opportunities.

REQUIREMENTS

• No education or experience required.
• Basic math skills
• Flexible and able to work on assigned weekends (Saturday/Sunday)
• Bilingual in English and Spanish helpful, but not required
• Must be able to work in farm environment

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, occasionally lift up to 100 pounds and sometimes push/and or move up to 300 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is commonly exposed to airborne particles and gases at low concentrations. The employee is frequently exposed to waste material, feed and hog dust.

ABOUT SEABOARD FOODS

At Seaboard Foods, we create the most sought-after pork. A top U.S. pork producer/processor and leading exporter to 30+ countries, we are committed to bringing excellence to the table, seeking a better way to produce wholesome pork and connect every step between our farms and family tables. Together, more than 5,000 employees in five states work in our farms, feed mills, and processing plant, to produce Prairie Fresh ® pork, ensuring the well-being of our animals, the environment, our employees and the communities we call home.

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