Pig Care & Breeding Technician

Preferred Capital Management, Inc.; Pillager (MN); On-site; USD 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health

Dental

Vision

PTO

Paid Holidays

Job summary

This on-site, full-time role provides hands-on pig care at a Minnesota farm. You will support humane animal handling, monitor health, assist with breeding, feeding, vaccines, and daily routines to uphold welfare and productivity.

You will follow strict bio-security, keep production records accurate, and perform cleaning and safety tasks. Shift is Day, two openings; pay is $18.00/hr with listed benefits.

Responsibilities

• Ensure humane treatment of animals.
• Follow farm bio-security protocols at all times.
• Monitor feeding systems and ensure animals are fed and watered according to protocols.
• Maintain and monitor overall animal health and care.
• Perform routine vaccinations and injections as directed.
• General facility cleaning, maintenance and hygiene.
• Power wash following cleaning/disinfection processes and ensure equipment is in good working order.
• Assist with recording and maintaining accurate production records.
• Communicate hazards and near misses to the Department Lead or Manager.
• Perform heat checking and breeding/insemination processes.
• Monitor, test and care for pregnant sows.
• Assist with weaning of piglets and movement of animals between barns and departments.
• Prepare farrow rooms and assist in proper farrowing and day-one pig care.
• Assist in fostering of piglets.
• Process and castrate piglets.
• Adjust and hang heat lamps and check heat mats.

Job description

This on-site, full-time role provides hands-on pig care at a Minnesota farm. You will support humane animal handling, monitor health, assist with breeding, feeding, vaccines, and daily routines to uphold welfare and productivity.

You will follow strict bio-security, keep production records accurate, and perform cleaning and safety tasks. Shift is Day, two openings; pay is $18.00/hr with listed benefits.