Sow Information Technician

Eichelberger Farms; Wayland (IA); Presencial; USD 36.000 - 48.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Eichelberger Farms in Wayland, IA seeks a diligent data entry specialist to maintain sow production records and ensure timely, accurate data flow from the farm to farm management software.

You will follow biosecurity procedures, verify data accuracy, and collaborate with farm managers to optimize breeding, farrowing, and weaning activities while supporting daily farm operations.

Formación

• Experience with sow production data and record keeping.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Must communicate effectively in English.
• Basic math skills required.

Responsabilidades

• Enter and maintain accurate production data records.
• Follow biosecurity procedures and sanitize areas.
• Physically verify production data and report discrepancies.
• Reconcile discrepancies between software, inventories, and live data.
• Review weekly production reports for accuracy.
• Assist with planning for weaning and farrowing.
• Manage breeding stock information and coordinate with technicians.
• Operate farm systems, vehicles, and equipment safely.
• Monitor animals for signs of heat and breeding readiness.
• Understand farm records to identify goals and pig counts.

Conocimientos

Sow production knowledge

Attention to detail

Data entry

English communication

Time management

Team collaboration

Herramientas

Sow record keeping software

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Descripción del empleo

• Location 408 North Way Dr,Wayland, IA, 52654-7300,United States
• Employee Type FT Exempt
• Required Degree NONE
• Travel 50%
• Manage Others No

Objective

The primary responsibility of this position is to enter and maintain accurate, up to date information of sow farm production activities. This will require entering and uploading production data of the activity from the farms. This position will be required to provide timely and accurate feedback to the farm managers and employees regarding sow records.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Good computer skills, with experience in sow record keeping software. Experience with Microsoft Word and Excel a plus.
• Must have thorough understanding of the farrowing, weaning, and breeding activities that occur on a sow farm.
• Must be detail oriented.
• Must be organized and able to prioritize functions, and manage time effectively.
• Must be able to effectively communicate in English verbally and in writing.
• Must have basic math skills.
• Must possess ability to regulating communicate critical information to Managers and team members on a routine basis.
• Ability to recognize if data has variation of outside of normal production parameters.
• Must function as a team player.
• Driver's license and good driving record

Physical Job Requirements

Job task will required extensive walking while collecting data.

Job tasks will require sitting for extensive periods while reviewing and entering data.

Data collection will occur inside barns where it is loud and dusty.

Data entry will occur in an office setting.

Main Responsibilities

• Enter and keep accurate production data records regarding heat cycles, semen used, insemination dates, conception rates, farrowing process, piglets born, mortality, feed usage, mortality events, daily breed, farrow, and wean activity in farm production software.
• Understand and follow biosecurity procedures in place to assist with disease prevention when walking in the different areas of the farm, respecting clean/dirty lines, sanitizing equipment and rooms in between groups of sows, and others.
• Physical verification of production data being reported and communication with Farm Manager on any discrepancies.
• Assist with the reconciliation of discrepancies between production software, sow inventories, and wean pig placements to actual numbers
• Read weekly production reports and review for accuracy and reasonability.
• Observe animals to identify animals in heat and project number of animals to be bred, ensure proper steps are followed for artificial insemination to achieve highest success rate for conception ,
• Assist with planning and preparing for weaning of piglets by preparing farrowing rooms, farm hallways, proper premise ID registration, and maintaining site and following finishing procedures
• Manage breeding stock by handling gilts and sows between gestation and farrowing, completing sow cards, and communicating with Anima Techs to ensure rooms are maintained with required feed, medications, and equipment.
• Safely operate farm systems, vehicles, equipment, and farm machinery
• Plan and prepare for farrowing; reading and interpreting farm records to identify goals, requirements, and number of pigs to be weaned
• P rovide food to animals based on their nutritional requirements at current growth stages, ensuring body condition meet company standards, make feed adjustments (amount and feed type) when necessary
• Monitor farrows and annotate findings during the process such as total born, deformities, mortality incidents,
• Verify farrowing pens are set-up for farrowing process to being, ensure rooms temperatures are adequate for sows and piglets,
• Operate and troubleshooting of ventilation, feed, and water systems used in livestock housing, troubleshooting options, and the ability to identify major issues that need addressed by Engineers.
• Have and understanding of production costs and controllable factors within the farm that can be improved to maintain adequate costs of production
• Review and understand farm budgets for work hours, material, breed targets and take corrective actions when variances start to occur.

Other Responsibilities

• Regular and consistent attendance
• Get along with co-workers and other departments
• Ensure assigned company vehicle is cleaned and wash in between sow farms.
• Follow biosecurity procedures at farms at all times. E.g. shower in/out.