Verbruggen Prairie Farms Ltd. is hiring
Pork Production Technician with LMIA

Work site environment

• Hog and pig farming
• Dusty
• Odours
• Livestock

Work setting

• Rural area
• Staff accommodation available
• Willing to relocate

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Diagnose livestock health issues
• Perform pig littering activities such as clipping needle teeth, docking tails, administering iron and other medication(s), identification of piglets, and castration
• Treat livestock health issues
• Weaning
• Feed and tend animals
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Maintain livestock performance records
• Supervise and oversee breeding and other livestock-related programs
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
• Maintain work records and logs
• Perform general farm duties

Experience and specialization

Automated systems experience

• Automated environmental control equipment

Area of specialization

• Swine

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Public transportation is not available
• Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Fast-paced environment
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Organized
• Team player
• Reliability
• Quick learner

Benefits

Health benefits

• Health care plan

Financial benefits

• Bonus
• Group insurance benefits
• Life insurance