Website Iowa Select Farms
TITLE: Sow Farm Animal Caretaker
LOCATION: Ewing, NE
CONTACT: Madeline Doudt 641-316-3218
PURPOSE OF POSITION: To work as a team member caring for and administering to sows and piglets to assure optimum productivity. This person will assist where needed working with animals and light facility repair and maintenance.
BENEFITS:
- NO experience Required!
- Base Salary starting at $32,000 with potential for quarterly bonuses
- All technicians will increase to $34,000 after only 12 months of employment
- $1,000 retention bonuses given at year 2 and 3 of employment
- Opportunity to advance career through PeopleCare leadership program
- Full benefits: health, dental, vision, 401(k), Flex Spending
- Paid holidays and flexible paid time off policies
- Adventureland and Iowa State Fair Family Days
- Get hired and refer a friend – we have a $1,560 Employee Referral Bonus!
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Care and management of animals to ensure that:
Animals are properly fed.
Water is available. - Observation of all animals daily and ensuring sick animals are properly treated.
- Overall animal conditions are evaluated and maintained
- Maintain accurate records using ISF forms and protocols.
- Perform heat detection, artificial insemination and pregnancy checks.
- Monitor and assist in the farrowing process.
- Process, vaccinate and castrate piglets at appropriate times.
- Demeanor should be positive and professional at all times.
- Daily focus should be on welfare of animals, not personal issues.
- Attendance is critical. Be at work on scheduled days and be ready to walk into barns by start time given.
- Be friendly, positive, helpful, team-oriented and respectful to co-workers and management team.
- Flexibility in hours during health and staffing challenges is required.
Education/ Experience: None required
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
This person must be motivated and be able to follow directions and complete tasks effectively. Thus, they must have initiative, organization, and dependability. Physical requirements include the ability to lift up to 40 pounds and to climb over gates up to 48 inches in height as well as pushing, pulling, bending and kneeling. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk and stand, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, controls, or animals. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and talk or hear.
This position requires the employee to work closely with managers, supervisors, production staff and other employees, so teamwork and effective communication skills are very important. Direct contact with animals will occur, so good stockmanship and bio-security practices must be understood and practiced at all times. The employee must be able to, with or without accommodation, work in all facilities within the requirements of this job description.