Animal Care Technician - Canby, MN

Christensen Farms • Canby, MN

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Christensen Farms is looking for a dedicated Animal Care Technician to join their team, supporting both the Farrowing and Breeding departments. This hands-on role is essential to the daily care of animals and overall barn operations, ensuring the health, comfort, and well-being of the swine herd. The ideal candidate is reliable, hardworking, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, physical environment. A passion for animal welfare, attention to detail, and a strong commitment to biosecurity and safety are key. This is a meaningful, long-term career opportunity in livestock production with an industry leader.

Requirements

• Consistent reliability and strong work ethic, with a commitment to showing up prepared and performing daily tasks with precision
• Physical readiness and resilience to handle the demands of barn work while maintaining high standards of animal care
• Ability to follow established protocols and SOPs with attention to detail across all areas, including feeding, breeding, and sanitation
• Eagerness to learn, take direction, and grow within the livestock industry through hands-on experience and structured training
• Strong teamwork and communication skills, contributing to a positive, efficient, and safety-focused work environment
• Dedication to upholding biosecurity measures, animal welfare standards, and company policies in all aspects of daily work

Responsibilities

• Provide feed and water to the animals daily to maintain consistent health and nutrition
• Heat checking/Breed sows in heat per daily schedule, and perform gilt heat induction following established protocols
• Process piglets by castrating, tail docking, and administering iron/antibiotics
• Assist with farrowing with litter care, and ensuring piglet warmth
• Monitor sows and litters daily to identify health issues, provide treatments, and support animal well-being
• Maintain sanitation through cleaning, disinfecting, and pit draining; handle animal movements, assist with weaning, and keep accurate records while adhering to biosecurity and safety protocols

Benefits

• Sign-On & Retention Bonus of $2,500
• health
• dental
• vision
• flexible spending account (FSA)
• life insurance
• short-term disability
• long-term disability
• 401(k) plan
• paid holidays
• paid time off bank
• employee assistance program (EAP)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed