Pig Production & Breeding Technician

Preferred Capital Management; Staples (MN); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Preferred Capital Management in Minnesota is seeking a hands-on farm animal care worker to uphold humane animal treatment and strict bio-security. You will support feeding, health monitoring, and daily farm operations, including vaccinations, cleaning, and record-keeping.

The role involves handling piglets, sows, and related tasks in a busy barn environment. The ideal candidate demonstrates reliability, teamwork, and safety consciousness, with the ability to operate equipment such as a skid

Qualifications

• Respect and care for animals.
• Ability to work effectively on a team.
• Demonstrates initiative and time-management skills.
• Safety oriented.
• Experience operating farm equipment (e.g., skid steer) or a valid driver's license may be required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the humane treatment of animals.
• Follow farm bio-security protocols.
• Monitor feeding systems and ensure animals are fed and watered according to protocols.
• Maintain animal health and care.
• Perform routine vaccinations and injections as directed.
• General facility cleaning, maintenance and hygiene.
• Power wash per cleaning and disinfection processes and ensure equipment is safe and functional.
• Record production data accurately and maintain documentation.
• Communicate hazards and near misses to supervisors.
• Assist with heat checking and breeding/insemination processes.
• Monitor and care for pregnant sows.
• Wean piglets and move animals between barns.
• Prepare farrow rooms and assist with farrowing and day-one pig care.
• Assist with piglet fostering and castration.
• Adjust heat lamps and heat mats as required.

Skills

Animal care

Teamwork

Time management

Safety awareness

Skid steer operation

Driver's license

Tools

Skid steer

Driver's license

Job description

Preferred Capital Management in Minnesota is seeking a hands-on farm animal care worker to uphold humane animal treatment and strict bio-security. You will support feeding, health monitoring, and daily farm operations, including vaccinations, cleaning, and record-keeping.

The role involves handling piglets, sows, and related tasks in a busy barn environment. The ideal candidate demonstrates reliability, teamwork, and safety consciousness, with the ability to operate equipment such as a skid