GDU Animal Care Technician

christensenfarms; Lake Benton (MN); On-site; USD 40,000 - 43,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-On Bonus $2,500

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Plan

Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

FSA

EAP

Job summary

Christensen Farms in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, is seeking entry level and experienced Animal Care Technicians to join our gilt development team. You will perform hands-on care, help maintain herd health, and support vaccination programs.

This full-time role requires biosecurity adherence and reliable travel between gilt sites. We offer a comprehensive benefits package and a $2,500 sign-on/retention bonus.

Qualifications

• Experience in animal care is a plus.
• Willingness to work in gilt development units and show attention to biosecurity.
• Ability to travel between sites as required.

Responsibilities

• Care for growing pigs and maintain gilt records.
• Support heat induction, gilt blood testing, and vaccination programs.
• Assist with ventilation adjustments and daily husbandry tasks.
• Maintain cleanliness and biosecurity across sites.

Skills

Animal care

Biosecurity

Record keeping

Teamwork

Vaccination programs

Job description

Are you interested in working with pigs? Do you want to work for a company where excellence is recognized and advancement opportunities are earned?

Christensen Farms is seeking both entry level and experienced Animal Care Technicians to join our full-time gilt development team. We look forward to matching your abilities with our company's goals!

Asan Animal Care Technician working in a Gilt Development Unit with Christensen Farms, you'll be a member of one of the nation's top producing teams. Every day you'll be a part of providing quality pork to help feed a growing world and doing hands on work that makes a difference for the pig herd and your team.

If selected for this job, you'll be responsible for upholding our high biosecurity and animal welfare standards. As an Animal Care Technician in a Gilt Development Unit, you'll receive training to provide outstanding animal care and handling and maintain pig herd health and vaccination programs across multiple gilt development sites. You'll be responsible to care for growing pigs and maintain required gilt records while executing the heat induction process. In addition, you'll assist in gilt blood testing and ventilation adjustments.

PAY AND BENEFITS

Christensen Farms is offering a Sign-On & Retention Bonus of $2,500 for all eligible newly-hired Animal Care Technicians.

This Animal Care Technician position starts at $20.00/hr. We also offer a great benefits package including health, dental, vision, a flexible spending account (FSA), life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, a 401(k) plan, paid holidays, a paid time off bank, and an employee assistance program (EAP).

REQUIREMENTS

This Animal Care Technician position requires site to site travel using your own vehicle. If you are selected for the position, you will need to submit a copy of a valid driver's license and current proof of auto insurance.

ABOUT CHRISTENSEN FARMS

We are one of the largest family-owned pork producers in the United States, marketing approximately 3 million pigs per year. Headquartered in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, we operate throughout the Midwest with facilities in Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, and South Dakota. We own three feed mills, manage 148,000 sows on 44 sow farms and oversee more than 350 nursery and grow-finish sites. We employ nearly 1,000 people and maintain 1,500 contract partnerships. The company is vertically integrated with a strong presence across the pork value chain from farm to fork.

WORK SCHEDULE

Although hours may vary, the typical work schedule for an Animal Care Technician position is Monday through Friday, 7:00 am 3:30 pm and every other weekend. Depending on the pig load schedule, you may be required to start earlier or stay later. This full-time job averages 40-45 hours a week.

Christensen Farms is an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to select the most qualified person for each position in the organization. No employee of CF will discriminate against any applicant for employment or a fellow employee because of race, color, religion, sex, nationalorigin,disability, citizenship status, genetic information, age, sexual orientation,gender identity, military status, veteran statusor any other prohibited basis under applicable local, state, or federal law.