Associate Animal Scientist (St. Edward)

Pillen Family Farms; Saint Edward (NE); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

GGP, LLC in St. Edward, NE is seeking an Associate Animal Scientist to assist more experienced team members in improving feeding, housing, sanitation, and disease control for pigs, sows, or gilts.

You will help monitor animal health, assist with treatments and vaccines, oversee movement of animals, record data, and learn breeding practices to boost production efficiency. The role includes data entry with PDA/computer and participation in estrus detection and insemination.

Responsibilities

• Assist more experienced team members to develop improved feeding, housing, sanitation, and parasite/disease control for pigs, sows, or gilts.
• Oversee feeding, watering, and ventilation systems and assist in administration of treatments and vaccines.
• Enter data regarding assessments using a PDA or computer.
• Assist in estrus detection and insemination of sows and gilts and learn breeding practices to increase production efficiency.

Job description

GGP, LLC is seeking Associate Animal Scientists in St. Edward, NE. Assist more experience team members to develop improved practices in feeding, housing, sanitation, and parasite and disease control of pigs, sows, or gilts. Work with others to oversee feeding, watering, and ventilation systems and create improved products and techniques that could enhance swine health quality and production. Assist in assessment of animal health conditions, participate in administration of treatment and vaccines, oversee selection and movement of all animals marked or moved, and enter data regarding such assessments using a PDA or computer. Actively participate in gruel feeding, mat feeding, and handfeeding, documentation of all sow and gilt activity on each sow card, and/or participate in estrus detection of sows and gilts and insemination of sows and gilts. Learn processes related to animal selection and breeding practices to increase production efficiency and improve animal quality.

EEO.

• Current employees eligible for referral bonus / recruiting incentive as per company policy with regard to this position.