TN VISA-Breeding Technician

Hog Slat; United States; On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Hog Slat Inc. is seeking Breeding Technicians in McLeansboro, IL, Kingman, IN, or Newton Grove, NC. The role targets TN visa candidates with prior on-farm hog experience.

Responsibilities include animal care, bio-security adherence, and coordinating with farm staff. Ideal candidates will have experience in safe animal handling, physical stamina for lifting up to 50–100 pounds, and the ability to monitor hog health while maintaining facility cleanliness.

Qualifications

• Experience in safe animal handling or willingness to learn
• Able to lift up to 50 pounds regularly and up to 100 pounds occasionally
• Identify risks affecting livestock well-being
• React quickly to unpredictable livestock behaviors
• Navigate pens with gates 33 inches high

Responsibilities

• Care for animals per welfare practices
• Adhere to bio-security protocols
• Communicate with farm manager, supervisor, and service staff
• Maintain farm facilities and equipment in clean, operating order
• Monitor hog health and report results
• Treat sick pigs under guidance from supervisors and vets
• Work 9–10 hour shifts; schedule may vary and can include various times

Skills

Animal handling

Heavy lifting

Bio-security

Team communication

Observation of livestock health

Job description

JOB SUMMARY:

TDM Farms, the hog production division ofHog Slat, Incorporated, is seeking TN Visa Candidates tojoin the team as Breeding Technicians in McLeansboro, IL., Kingman, IN., or Newton Grove, NC. Previous on-farm hog production experience is preferred.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following.Other duties may be assigned as business conditions change.

• Care of animals on the farm in a manner consistent with TDM’s established animal welfare practices (includes day-to-day decision making on care, health and well-being of pig groups)
• Ability to adherence to TDM’s established bio-security protocol
• Frequently communicate with the farm manager, supervisor, feed scheduler, service technicians etc.
• Maintain the farm facility in a clean and operating order
• Keep all equipment and vehicles clean
• Monitor the health of hogs and report the results to all parties
• Properly treat sick pigs with guidance from our farm supervisors and vets
• Performs duties for approximately 9-10 hours a day. Scheduling could vary and you could be called to report to work at any given time of a 24 hour time period

SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:

The IDEAL CANDIDATE will have the following experience/educational background:

• Experience in safe animal handling practices or willingness to learn about these practices
• Ability to lift and move up to 50 pounds regularly and up to 100 pounds occasionally
• Ability to identify risks that could affect the livestock’s well-being
• Capability to react quickly to unpredictable livestock behaviors
• Ability to step in and out of pens with gates that are 33” in height, multiple times a day
• Citizen of Canada or Mexico
• Qualified under one of the accepted NAFTA professions
  • Biologist
  • Zootechnical veterinary doctor
  • Agricultural engineer
  • Zootechnical agronomist engineer
• Evidence that the participant matches the credentials and educational requirements of the position

Hog Slat Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, gender,sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age disability, veteran status or any other reason prohibited under Federal State or local laws. All employment decisions are based on valid job-related requirements.