Canadian Swine Academy Inc. - Recruitment Services is recruiting on behalf of Schlegelhome Farms, a family-owned agricultural business, located near Shakespeare, Ontario. We are looking for a Breeding Technician to join the team.
Job Duties:
- Be responsible for daily chores, i.e. feeding, watering, animal health check, sweeping, scraping, and monitoring of barn temperature/ventilation
- Administer medication for treatment and prevention of disease and for unhealthy swine
- Detect heat in breeding animals
- Perform artificial insemination of breeding groups daily
- Monitor and check for pregnancy
- Sow movements, and shipping/receiving of animals
- Remove dead animals daily and put in pickup area without crossing biosecurity line
- Keep all animals tagged and identified.
- Communicate with supervisor about and issues i.e. sow flow, culls, maintenance, health, and any team projects
- Cooperate with weekend and holiday schedules and as needed
- Assist in training of co-workers
- Assist with team projects or any other reasonable duty that may be requested by supervisor or as needed
- Cleaning facilities and power washing (prepare rooms, wash, and set up)
- Perform routine maintenance and repairs on building and equipment
- Work as necessary on team projects and to finish duties daily as a team unit
- Work efficiently to maintain work schedule. Working until all work is done for the day
- Keeping detailed, timely and accurate records
- Understand and follow bio-security protocols
Requirements for Application:
- Desire to keep the animals and the barn in excellent condition
- Able to work in a fast-paced environment
- Able to read, write and speak English
Ideal Candidate:
- Experience working with livestock
- Flexible availability – weekend work is required
- Self-motivated
Compensation:
- $20-$24 per hour depending on experience
The successful applicant can expect to join a team of devoted individuals, receive training, and become engaged in a dynamic industry. This family business prioritizes its employees, the animals in their care, and their community.
Please apply via this platform or by emailing: [email protected]
Pay: $20.00-$24.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
