Sunterra Farms Ltd.

Swine Herdsperson

Job description

Tasks

  • Handling animals
  • Monitoring animal health
  • Processing pig litters
  • Weaning
  • Hire and train staff
  • Perform general farm duties
  • Manage overall operation of farm
  • Maintain farm machinery, equipment and buildings
  • Organize and co-ordinate planting, cultivating and crop harvesting activities; raising and breeding of livestock and poultry

Personal Suitability

  • Excellent oral communication
  • Organized
  • Team player
  • Initiative
  • Effective interpersonal skills
  • Flexibility
  • Judgement
  • Values and ethics

Health benefits

  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan

Equipment and Machinery Experience

  • Feeding and watering system
  • Tractor

Supervision

  • 3-4 people

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Tight deadlines
  • Physically demanding
  • Attention to detail
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Hand-eye co-ordination

Work Setting

  • Rural area
  • Staff accommodation available

Work Site Environment

  • Hog and pig farming
  • Dusty
  • Hot
  • Noisy
  • Odours

Long term benefits

  • Life insurance

Other benefits

  • Learning/training paid by employer
  • On-site housing options
  • Transportation provided by employer

Language

  • English

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