Special T Swine Ltd is hiring
Swine Herdsperson with LMIA

Languages

• English

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

• 1 year to less than 2 years

On site

• Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Asset languages

• Spanish

Work site environment

• Corn farming
• Hay farming
• Hog and pig farming
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• Odours
• Grain, oil and forage crop
• Livestock
• All weather conditions
• Dirty

Work setting

• Rural area

Tasks

• Handling animals
• Monitoring animal health
• Perform livestock feeding
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Harvest crops
• Feed and tend animals
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
• Perform general farm duties
• Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops

Equipment and machinery experience

• Storage and silage system
• Tractor
• Combine harvester
• Farm truck
• Haying equipment
• Loader
• Manure spreader
• Planting equipment
• Tillage equipment
• Skidsteer

Automated systems experience

• Bulk grain or feed handling - automated

Area of specialization

• Agricultural crop service
• Swine

Transportation/travel information

• Public transportation is not available
• Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Fast-paced environment
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Organized
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Reliability