Farrowing Operations Specialist

Bethanyswine; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Single Health Insurance

Family Health Coverage Available

Dental/Vision/Life/Disability

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Overtime and Weekend Pay Potential

Job summary

Bethanyswine seeks a Front End Specialist to oversee early swine production, focusing on farrowing operations to maximize yield and welfare. You will care for sows and piglets, monitor health, and uphold biosecurity standards.

You will work with farm managers and technicians to optimize farrowing efficiency, maintain accurate production data, and ensure proper ventilation, nutrition, and cleanliness across facilities.

Qualifications

• Experience in swine production, particularly in farrowing operations.
• Strong knowledge of reproductive physiology and neonatal piglet care.
• Willingness to perform manual labor and adapt to farm conditions.

Responsibilities

• Assist with farrowing operations, ensuring proper sow and piglet care during labor and delivery per protocols.
• Monitor newborn piglets to ensure adequate colostrum intake and early-life health.
• Perform piglet processing tasks such as tail docking, iron injections, and castration as per farm protocols.
• Monitor sows and piglets for signs of illness, injury, or distress, and report concerns to farm management.
• Administer vaccinations and treatments as needed to maintain herd health.
• Ensure proper sow nutrition and hydration and lactation.
• Maintain a clean and sanitary farrowing environment.
• Enforce biosecurity measures to prevent disease transmission.
• Ensure proper ventilation, temperature control, and pen setup for optimal sow and piglet comfort.
• Maintain accurate data on breeding dates, farrowing rates, litter performance, and mortality.
• Ensure communication performance issues with Farrowing Lead and Site manager.
• Ensure compliance with animal welfare regulations, biosecurity protocols, and company policies.
• Assist in farm audits and reporting production metrics.

Skills

Swine production

Farrowing operations

Neonatal piglet care

Attention to detail

Team coordination

Job description

Bethanyswine seeks a Front End Specialist to oversee early swine production, focusing on farrowing operations to maximize yield and welfare. You will care for sows and piglets, monitor health, and uphold biosecurity standards.

You will work with farm managers and technicians to optimize farrowing efficiency, maintain accurate production data, and ensure proper ventilation, nutrition, and cleanliness across facilities.