Production Summer Help

Christensen Farms • Royal, NE

3d • Onsite

About The Position

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: Supply rooms, fumigation rooms, office, break rooms, entryways, shower rooms, connecting hallways and sow washes, Tractor sheds, 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: Repair 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

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed