Swine Genetic Technician

Prestage•Ingold, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Prestage Farms is seeking a dedicated Swine Genetics Technician to join our team at the Swine Genetics Complex . In this role, you will be responsible for collecting, training, feeding, and caring for boars while supporting daily operations that ensure the health, productivity, and genetic advancement of the herd. This position requires reliability, strong attention to animal welfare, and the ability to work early morning shifts and some weekends. If you are committed to high-quality animal care and interested in contributing to our genetics program, we encourage you to apply.

Requirements

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals
Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
Abilityto use hands and fingers to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls and stoop, kneel, or crouch
Ability to stand, walk, sit, talk and hear
Ability to lift and/or move up to 100 pounds
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and peripheral vision
The greatest amount of heavy physical work is during blood collection and detusking

Responsibilities

Collecting boar semen in a timely and efficient manner on a daily basis
Properly feeding boars daily by pushing a feed cart once a day into breeding barn
Training of new boars as needed
Treating boars with medication as needed
Keeping boar rooms clean at all times
Helping to pull blood and detusk boars as needed
Power washing boar rooms as needed (bi-annually)
Work in isolation as needed
Daily stock supplies in room
Maintenance on buildings and equipment as needed
May be required to do laundry, clean showers and break room
Perform other related duties as assigned