Stone Quarry Missouri Openings
About The Position
Essential Functions Ensure the highest standards of the humane treatment of animals. Follow the farm’s bio-security protocols at all times. Monitor and assist with feeding systems and ensure animals are fed and watered according to respective protocols Maintain and monitor overall animal health, care and treatment of animals. Perform routine and seasonal vaccinations and injections as directed. Perform general facility cleaning, maintenance, and hygiene. Power wash following the farm’s cleaning and disinfection processes, including to pre-check, performing the appropriate preparation, abiding by the safety protocols and ensuring the equipment is in effective and efficient working order. Assist with the recording and maintaining of accurate production records and documentation. Follow all safety policies and procedures; and communicate any potential hazards and near misses to the Department Lead or Manager. Perform heat checking and the breeding/insemination processes Monitor, test and care for pregnant sows Assist with weaning of piglets and movement of animals between barns and departments. Prepare the farrow rooms, assist in the proper farrowing of sows and day one pig care. Assist in the fostering of piglets. Process and castrate piglets. Adjust and hang heat lamps as required, check on heat mats.
Requirements
- Respect and care for animals.
- Ability to work effectively on a team.
- Demonstrates initiative and time-management skills.
- Safety oriented.
- Ability to do basic math such as addition, subtraction, and multiplication.
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively.
- Regular and consistent attendance.
- For positions that require travel to another barn location(s), a valid driver’s license and insurable driving record is required.
- Ability to drive a skid steer.
Responsibilities
- Ensure the highest standards of the humane treatment of animals.
- Follow the farm’s bio-security protocols at all times.
- Monitor and assist with feeding systems and ensure animals are fed and watered according to respective protocols
- Maintain and monitor overall animal health, care and treatment of animals.
- Perform routine and seasonal vaccinations and injections as directed.
- Perform general facility cleaning, maintenance, and hygiene.
- Power wash following the farm’s cleaning and disinfection processes, including to pre-check, performing the appropriate preparation, abiding by the safety protocols and ensuring the equipment is in effective and efficient working order.
- Assist with the recording and maintaining of accurate production records and documentation.
- Follow all safety policies and procedures; and communicate any potential hazards and near misses to the Department Lead or Manager.
- Perform heat checking and the breeding/insemination processes
- Monitor, test and care for pregnant sows
- Assist with weaning of piglets and movement of animals between barns and departments.
- Prepare the farrow rooms, assist in the proper farrowing of sows and day one pig care.
- Assist in the fostering of piglets.
- Process and castrate piglets.
- Adjust and hang heat lamps as required, check on heat mats.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
