Gilt Developer Unit Lead - Longview
About The Position
OBJECTIVE: The “GDU Lead” owns every detail that affects the gilt from the day she walks off the trailer into quarantine until the day a catheter is inserted. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Overall management of GDU including but not limited to: Maximize Feed Intake Feeder management – daily adjustments Feed ration management Water – flow and availability Minimize stress events Ventilation Management Controller knowledge Air – flow, speed, and exchange Set temp vs. actual Environment assessment - laying patterns, humidity, cleanliness Health Management Medication/vaccination schedule execution Treatment identification Threshold communication Overall Flow Management Nursery management Incoming preparation Intensive monitoring Stocking density/square footage Replacement rate, selection rate and timing Weekly targets – mortality, removals, HNS Inventory and Record Keeping Gilt Entry Protocol – ear tagging and recording within 7 days of arrival Daily movements into gestation barn, HNS events, mortality, and culls Weekly inventory tracking GDU Snapshot Boar exposure management Heat detection HNS row management. Understanding breed eligible targets. MARGINAL FUNCTIONS Depending on layout/size of farm – may cross over time/labor in gestation barn or other areas of the farm.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED Preferred
- 1 year pig experience preferred
- Completion of Pipestone Emerging Leader - GDU
Responsibilities
- Maximize Feed Intake
- Feeder management – daily adjustments
- Feed ration management
- Water – flow and availability
- Minimize stress events
- Ventilation Management
- Controller knowledge
- Air – flow, speed, and exchange
- Set temp vs. actual
- Environment assessment - laying patterns, humidity, cleanliness
- Health Management
- Medication/vaccination schedule execution
- Treatment identification
- Threshold communication
- Overall Flow Management
- Nursery management
- Incoming preparation
- Intensive monitoring
- Stocking density/square footage
- Replacement rate, selection rate and timing
- Weekly targets – mortality, removals, HNS
- Inventory and Record Keeping
- Gilt Entry Protocol – ear tagging and recording within 7 days of arrival
- Daily movements into gestation barn, HNS events, mortality, and culls
- Weekly inventory tracking
- GDU Snapshot
- Boar exposure management
- Heat detection
- HNS row management
- Understanding breed eligible targets
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
1-10 employees
