Swine technician needed in Canada by 451293 Ontario Ltd.

In general, swine technicians monitor the health and well-being of pigs. To do this, they: Recognize and treat health problems in pigs. Ensure that water is available and pigs are fed the correct amount and type of feed. Swine technicians may be involved in all aspects of hog production. They may specialize in a particular area such as breeding, farrowing, nursery, or finishing.

Job details

•  Location: Wallacetown, ON
•  Salary: $15.00 to $20.00 hourly for 40 hours per week
•  Terms of employment: Permanent employment
  Full time
•  Start date: Starts as soon as possible
•  Benefits: Other benefits
•  Vacancies: 2 vacancies

Duties

• Recognize and treat health problems in pigs
• Ensure that water is available and pigs are fed the correct amount and type of feed
• Monitor barn environments, including temperature and air movement
• Ensure humane handling, such as moving animals to other barn locations in a low-stress manner
• Carry out breeding and artificial insemination
• Help with births
• Euthanize animals when necessary
• Dock tails and clip teeth
• Wean, weigh, and sort pigs
• Administer vaccinations and other preventive treatments
• Load hogs for transport
• Use high-pressure washer systems to clean barns
• Maintain equipment and buildings
• Keep paper and electronic records of data such as births, weight gains, health treatments, and breeding dates
• Perform general farm duties

Swine technicians may supervise farm labourers.