MFF Nursery

pcm; Elkton (MN); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

pcm is seeking Full-time Pig Production Technicians for a farm near Austin, MN. The role involves hands-on interaction with livestock and ensuring humane treatment. Responsibilities include monitoring the health and feeding of animals, adhering to bio-security protocols, and working well within a team.

Candidates should be detail-oriented, able to communicate effectively, and possess basic math skills. The environment is often loud and requires standing for long periods. A valid driver's license is necessary for certain tasks.

Qualifications

• Basic math skills required.
• Effective communication skills needed.
• Regular attendance is essential.
• Valid driver’s license needed for travel.
• Ability to drive a skid steer is required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure humane treatment of livestock.
• Follow bio-security protocols.
• Monitor animal feeding and health.
• Assist with breeding and vaccination processes.
• Perform routine facility cleaning.

Skills

Animal care and respect

Teamwork

Initiative and time-management

Safety orientation

Tools

Skid steer operation

Job description

Job Description

Seeking Full‑time Pig Production Technicians for a sow farm located near Austin, MN. You'll have hands‑on interaction with livestock and regular structured routines.

Essential Functions

• Ensure the highest standards of the humane treatment of animals.
• Follow the farm’s bio‑security protocols at all times.
• Monitor and assist with feeding systems and ensure animals are fed and watered according to respective protocols.
• Maintain and monitor overall animal health, care and treatment of animals.
• Perform routine and seasonal vaccinations and injections as directed.
• Perform general facility cleaning, maintenance, and hygiene.
• Power wash following the farm’s cleaning and disinfection processes, including to pre‑check, performing the appropriate preparation, abiding by the safety protocols and ensuring the equipment is in effective and efficient working order.
• Assist with the recording and maintaining of accurate production records and documentation.
• Follow all safety policies and procedures; and communicate any potential hazards and near misses to the Department Lead or Manager.
• Perform heat checking and the breeding/insemination processes.
• Monitor, test, and care for pregnant sows.
• Assist with weaning of piglets and movement of animals between barns and departments.
• Prepare the farrow rooms, assist in the proper farrowing of sows and day one pig care.
• Assist in the fostering of piglets.
• Process and castrate piglets.
• Adjust and hang heat lamps as required, check on heat mats.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee has constant exposure to dust, animal dander and odor. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. Employees stand and walk on concrete for most of their shift. Seasonally, the employee is exposed to a variety of extreme conditions within the barn that include heat and humidity.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to have ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to move throughout the farm; and the ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, balance, climb, and manipulate (lift, carry, move) weight of up to 50 pounds. Position requires good hand‑eye coordination, arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp. Frequently required, for extended periods of time, to stand, walk, stoop, reach with hands and arms, kneel, bend at the waist, climb, perform repetitive motions, and communicate.

Qualifications and Skills

Competencies

• Respect and care for animals.
• Ability to work effectively on a team.
• Demonstrates initiative and time‑management skills.
• Safety oriented.

Basic Qualifications

• Ability to do basic math such as addition, subtraction, and multiplication.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively.
• Regular and consistent attendance.
• For positions that require travel to another barn location(s), a valid driver’s license and insurable driving record is required.
• Ability to drive a skid steer.

Culture

• Detail‑oriented -- quality and precision-focused
• Outcome‑oriented -- results-focused with strong performance culture
• Stable -- traditional, stable, strong processes
• Team‑oriented -- cooperative and collaborative

Job Type

Full‑time