Production Technician

Job title: Production Technician

Company: PIC CANADA LTD.

Job description: This position is responsible for assisting other Production Technicians in routine animal care and general farm tasks to ensure the welfare and well-being of the animals. The Production Technician role will also support the Mission of PIC by providing for the care of all animals at the designated work site.

Key functions of this job include:
Maintaining facility bio-security.
Work as a team player by accomplishing daily department work requirements and farm goals.
Assist in moving animals and maintaining efficient animal flows.
Sanitize and wash multiple areas on the farm using high pressure equipment.
Feed, water, vaccinate, and perform general animal husbandry tasks including basic veterinary procedures.
Maintain accurate production information and update all department records as required.
Treat sick animals with a variety of pharmaceuticals by injection, oral application, and/or other methods as required.
Assist with maintaining barn, office cleanliness, and laundry duties.
Follow the Companys animal care policies and procedures including: providing a physical environment that meets the animals needs, providing access to adequate water and high quality feed, providing humane treatment of the animals, providing identification and appropriate treatment of animals in need of health care.

Qualifications/abilities for this job include:
Previous livestock handling helpful.
Ability to do hard physical labor.
Willingness to shower daily in and out of facility.
Ability to follow instructions and deal with standardized situations.
Must be able to frequently climb over, under, and around penning.
Must be able to walk and stand on concrete for 9 to 12 hours per day, walking down narrow alleys and in and out of narrow penning.
Must be supportive of the mission of raising swine for human consumption of high quality pork products.
Must be able to tolerate blood, animal dander, manure, dust, odors, and frequently noisy conditions.

Expected salary:

Location: Kipling, SK

Job date: Fri, 16 Apr 2021 06:17:28 GMT