Pig Technician

Preferred Capital Management, Inc.; Saint James (MN); On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

PTO / Paid holidays

Job summary

Preferred Capital Management, Inc. is seeking Full-time Pig Production Technicians for our sow farm in Saint James, MN.

You will engage in hands-on livestock care and follow structured daily routines to ensure animal welfare and efficient production. This on-site role requires adherence to bio-security and safety protocols, accurate recordkeeping, and active participation in vaccination, breeding, heat checking, and piglet management tasks.

Qualifications

• No formal education required.
• Willingness to work a Day shift on-site.
• Ability to follow bio-security protocols and safety policies.

Responsibilities

• Ensure humane treatment of animals.
• Follow farm bio-security protocols at all times.
• Monitor feeding systems and ensure animals are fed/watered per protocols.
• Maintain animal health, care, and treatment.
• Perform routine vaccinations and injections as directed.
• Perform general facility cleaning and hygiene.
• Power wash following cleaning and disinfection processes with safety mindset.
• Record and maintain accurate production records and documentation.
• Communicate hazards and near misses to supervisor.
• Perform heat checking and breeding/insemination processes.
• Care for pregnant sows and assist with piglet management.
• Assist with weaning and movement of animals between barns.
• Prepare farrow rooms and assist farrowing and day-one pig care.
• Assist in piglet fostering and castration.
• Adjust heat lamps and heat mats as needed.

Skills

Animal care

Biosecurity

Recordkeeping

Vaccinations

Heat checking

Breeding/insemination

Pest and sanitation

Job description

Job Duties

Seeking Full-time Pig Production Technicians for a sow farm. 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.

Minimum Education Required

0

Minimum Experience Required

0

Shift

First (Day)

Number of Openings

2

Compensation

$18.00

Postal Code

56081

Job Type

Full Time

Place of Work

On-site

Requisition ID

St James

Job Benefits

Health, Dental, Vision, PTO Paid Holidays