Pig Production Technician — On-Site with Benefits

Preferred Capital Management, Inc.; Bricelyn (MN); On-site; USD 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health

Dental

Vision

PTO

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Seeking a Full-time Pig Production Technician for a sow farm. You'll work hands-on with livestock and follow structured daily routines to support healthy piglet and sow care.

Responsibilities include humane handling, bio-security compliance, monitoring feeding systems, monitoring animal health, performing vaccinations, maintaining facilities, recording production data, and upholding safety policies across the operation.

Responsibilities

• Ensure 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.
• 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.

Job description

Seeking a Full-time Pig Production Technician for a sow farm. You'll work hands-on with livestock and follow structured daily routines to support healthy piglet and sow care.

Responsibilities include humane handling, bio-security compliance, monitoring feeding systems, monitoring animal health, performing vaccinations, maintaining facilities, recording production data, and upholding safety policies across the operation.