Swine Specialist

AMVC Employee Services LLC; Golden City (MO); Presencial; USD 32.000 - 52.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

401(k)

Dental Insurance

Health insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Aflac

Descripción de la vacante

AMVC Employee Services LLC is seeking a Swine Specialist to join our farm team. The role focuses on daily care and well-being of all animals to achieve production goals, including breeding, gestation, farrowing, and piglet care.

The position offers full-time or part-time hours with a strong emphasis on safety and biosecurity. You will work in a hands-on environment, performing feeding, health checks, vaccinations, and routine maintenance while adhering to farm policies and standards.

Formación

• Detail oriented with the ability to pay attention to minute details of a task.
• Organized approach to work and systematic task execution.
• Reliability and dependable attendance are required.
• Responsible and accountable for conduct and results.
• Adaptability to adjust tasks and schedules as needed.

Responsabilidades

• Feed and water animals, and clean and disinfect pens and stalls.
• Tag animals to identify them.
• Move animals through breeding, gestation, and farrowing stages.
• Monitor sows during labor and assist birth.
• Ensure piglets are cared for per warming, treatment and fostering policies.
• Process piglets (clip tails, vaccinate, castrate).
• Administer vaccinations per health protocol to prevent disease.
• Identify animals ready for weaning and transport to customers.
• Observe heat and detect estrus signs.
• Artificially inseminate sows.
• Maintain records for identification, breeding and treatment.

Conocimientos

Detail Oriented

Organized

Reliability

Responsible

Adaptability

Descripción del empleo

Description

Swine Specialist

Job Status: Full Time/Part Time

FLSA Status: Exempt

Reports To: Department Supervisor

Work Schedule: 45 Hours/Week (full time only) Positions Supervised: None

Position Summary

The Swine Specialist is a key member of a team responsible for the daily care and well-being of all animals in order to achieve production goals for the farm.

Essential Functions

Reasonable Accommodations Statement: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions Statement(s):

• Feed and water animals, and clean and disinfect pens and stalls.
• Tag animals in order to allow animal identification
• Moving animals, while utilizing proper personal protective equipment, through the breeding, gestation, and farrowing phases into appropriate rooms and/or pens
• Monitor sows during labor and provide aid during the birthing process.
• Ensure piglets are cared for by following warming box, treatment, and fostering policies.
• Processing piglets by clipping tails, giving shots, and castrating.
• Administer vaccinations according to health protocol in order to protect animals from diseases.
• Identify animals that are of age and weight to be weaned and transported to customers.
• Observe animals in heat in order to detect approach of estrus.
• Artificially inseminate sows.
• Maintain accurate records for animal identification, breeding, farrowing, treatment procedures.
• Attend meetings and trainings as required.
• Adhere to all Biosecurity policies and protocols to ensure the health of the animals.
• Monitor ventilation to ensure proper airflow for animals’ comfort.
• Maintain proper hygiene in facilities.
• Minor repairs to equipment, buildings, stalls, and pens.
• Any other duties as assigned by management.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental Insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Aflac

Requirements

Position Qualifications

Competency Statements

Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.

Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.

Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy. Attendance is required.

Responsible - Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one's conduct.

Adaptability - Flexibility to adjust task(s) and/or schedule based on needs of the day.

Physical Demands Lift/Carry

Stand C (Constantly) 10 lbs or less F (Frequently)

Walk C (Constantly) 11-20 lbs F (Frequently)

Sit 0 (Occasionally) 21-50 lbs F (Frequently)

Handling / Fingering C (Constantly) 51-100 lbs 0 (Occasionally)

Reach Outward F (Frequently) Over 100 lbs N (Not Applicable)

Reach Above Shoulder F (Frequently) Push/Pull

Climb 0 (Occasionally) 12 lbs or less F (Frequently)

Crawl N (Not Applicable) 13-25 lbs 0 (Occasionally)

Squat or Kneel 0 (Occasionally) 26-40 lbs 0 (Occasionally)

Bend F (Frequently) 41 100 lbs 0 (Occasionally)

N (Not Applicable) Activity is not applicable to this occupation.

O (Occasionally) Occupation requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0- 2.5+,hrs/day)

F (Frequently) Occupation requires this activity from 33% to 66% of the time (2.5 - 5.5+ hrs/day)

C (Constantly) Occupation requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5+ hrs/day)

AMVC has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and AMVC reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as AMVC may deem appropriate. By signing this form the employee agrees that they are able to perform these functions with or without a reasonable accommodation.