Farm Worker, Hogs

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English or French
- Hours: 40 to 50 hours per week
- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: Will train
**Work site environment**:

- Hog management
- Livestock
**Work setting**:

- Agricultural company
**Tasks**:

- Disinfect pens, barns or poultry houses
- Handling animals
- Monitoring animal health
- Organize tasks to accomplish the work
- Perform livestock feeding
- 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
- 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**:

- Hand tools
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Public transportation is not available
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Ability to work independently
- Attention to detail
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
**Personal suitability**:

- Team player
- Flexibility
- Reliability
**Screening questions**:

- 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 your current field of study?
**Support for newcomers and refugees**:

- Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.)
- Does not require Canadian work experience
**Support for youths**:

- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth