Pork Production Technician

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 80 to 90 hours bi-weekly
- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years
**Asset languages**:

- Portuguese
- Spanish; Castilian
**Work site environment**:

- Hog and pig farming
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- Odours
- Outdoors
**Work setting**:

- Rural area
- Remote location
- Relocation costs not covered by employer
**Tasks**:

- Feed inventory
- Handling animals
- Processing pig litters
- Weaning
- Maintain financial and production records
- Provide agricultural livestock services such as artificial insemination, spraying or shearing of livestock or disinfecting pens, barns or poultry houses
- Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
- Maintain livestock performance records
- Maintain quality control and production records
- Recognize and treat certain livestock health problems
- Select livestock for sale
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Not required
**Equipment and machinery experience**:

- Feeding and watering system
- Tractor
**Area of specialization**:

- Agricultural livestock service
- Pork
- Swine
**Security and safety**:

- Basic security clearance
- Criminal record check
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Own transportation
- Travel expenses not paid by employer
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Large workload
- Repetitive tasks
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
**Personal suitability**:

- Excellent oral communication
- Organized
- Team player
- Flexibility
- Judgement
**Screening questions**:

- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?
**Health benefits**:

- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
**Long term benefits**:

- Group insurance benefits
- Maternity and parental benefits
**Other benefits**:

- Learning/training paid by employer