SWINE TECHNICIAN-FLYWAY FARMS LLC
About The Position
The Swine Technician works hands-on with pigs in a modern swine production facility, supporting animal health, welfare, and daily farm operations. Duties may involve caring for breeding sows, supporting farrowing and piglet care, monitoring pig health, maintaining clean facilities, and contributing to livestock production. The role includes hands-on training, consistent schedules, paid overtime opportunities, and potential career growth in agriculture and farm management. The technician provides daily animal care, supports breeding, gestation, farrowing, and piglet care, follows production protocols, administers treatments, monitors feed intake and animal behavior, operates and maintains production equipment, and keeps accurate records. The role also requires following animal welfare, biosecurity, safety, and company policies and communicating with employees and farm management. Work takes place in a swine unit with live animals in close quarters, loud noises, odors, and varying temperatures. The role involves extended periods on one's feet and frequent bending, reaching, squatting, kneeling, grasping, pulling, and lifting. Flexible hours, including weekends and holidays as needed, are required. Reliable transportation to work is also required.
Requirements
- No experience required; training is provided.
- Strong attention to detail and willingness to learn.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Commitment to animal welfare, safety, and biosecurity.
- Willingness to work flexible hours, including weekends and holidays as needed.
- Reliable method of transportation to get to work.
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing and to print or write legibly.
- Ability to stand, walk, and be on one's feet for 8 to 10 hours per day.
- Ability to frequently bend, reach, squat, kneel, and use one or both hands or arms to grasp or pull.
- Ability to frequently lift 3–20 pounds.
- Ability to occasionally bend while pulling or lifting up to 50 pounds, or exert up to 50 pounds of force to move objects.
- Ability to occasionally bend while pulling or lifting up to 100 pounds, or exert up to 100 pounds of force to move objects with another person's assistance as needed.
Responsibilities
- Learn and monitor pig health and well-being while providing daily animal care.
- Ensure pigs have proper feed, fresh water, clear air, and a comfortable environment.
- Assist with breeding, gestation, farrowing, piglet care, and other swine production activities as needed.
- Follow production protocols and procedures to support sow and gilt production and efficiency.
- Administer vaccinations, medications, and health treatments according to protocols.
- Monitor feed intake and adjust feeding programs as necessary.
- Observe animal behavior, identify and promptly report concerns, and follow protocols for treatment.
- Assist with farrowing and newborn piglet care, including feeding and processing.
- Assist with breeding activities, including artificial insemination and pregnancy checks.
- Operate and maintain equipment used in swine production.
- Promptly maintain accurate records of animal health, treatments, and performance.
- Communicate effectively with employees and farm management.
- Follow animal welfare and biosecurity regulations and company policies.
Benefits
- Paid single health insurance; family health coverage is available.
- Dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
- Retirement plan.
- Holiday pay and paid time off.
- Paid overtime opportunities.
- Hands-on training and career growth opportunities.
- Modern facilities and consistent schedules.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
