Production Summer Help

Christensen Farms • Pierre, SD

260d

About The Position

Join the Christensen Farms team as part of our Summer help program! This key position is responsible for the daily care, health, and maintenance of all animals at the designated work site. Each Herdsperson is a vital member of a team dedicated to competitive swine production in our Sow System environment. The ideal candidate will have a desire to work with pigs, a willingness to learn and a high level of dependability. This position offers excellent training and the opportunity for advancement for high achieving employees.

Requirements

• Candidate must be 16 years or older
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment
• Display a high level of respect to the team members and animals
• Demonstrate an impeccable reliability/dependability standard

Nice To Haves

• Previous livestock handling helpful, but not required

Responsibilities

• Cleaning and Organization of supply rooms, fumigation rooms, office, break rooms, entryways, shower rooms, connecting hallways and sow washes
• Tractor sheds maintenance
• Grounds outside - pick up trash, check bait boxes
• Power Washing feed drop tubes (breeding and gestation), hallways, isolation rooms, hot boxes, dead removal area
• Repair and Maintenance of feed tubes (breeding and gestation), replace and adjust feed tubes in farrowing, replace broken and missing farrowing crate dividers, painting (shower room floors, office, entry ways, exterior)
• Production Items - Feed farrowing, Help with weaning, Process piglets/castration, Pit scraping
• Address minor repairs on bio audits

Benefits

• Excellent training
• Opportunity for advancement for high achieving employees

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Food Manufacturing
• Education Level: No Education Listed