Gilt Developer Unit Lead - Midwest Farm 3
$40K - $65K/yr
MARGINAL FUNCTIONS Depending on layout/size of farm - may cross over time/labor in gestation barn ... High School Diploma or GED Preferred Experience: 1 year pig experience preferred Training:
Gilt Developer Unit Lead - Midwest Farm 3
$40K - $65K/yr
MARGINAL FUNCTIONS Depending on layout/size of farm - may cross over time/labor in gestation barn ... High School Diploma or GED Preferred Experience: 1 year pig experience preferred Training:
... pig care)Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to knowledge of ... farm technology (hand held devices/wand sows and other equipment, as necessary)Attend safety ...
... pig care)Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to knowledge of ... farm technology (hand held devices/wand sows and other equipment, as necessary)Attend safety ...
PRODUCTION TECH LEAD- DATA TECH
$15 - $18.75/hr
... pig care)Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to knowledge of ... farm technology (hand held devices/wand sows and other equipment, as necessary)Attend safety ...
PRODUCTION TECH LEAD- DATA TECH
$15 - $18.75/hr
... pig care)Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to knowledge of ... farm technology (hand held devices/wand sows and other equipment, as necessary)Attend safety ...
... pig care)Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to knowledge of ... farm technology (hand held devices/wand sows and other equipment, as necessary)Attend safety ...
... pig care)Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to knowledge of ... farm technology (hand held devices/wand sows and other equipment, as necessary)Attend safety ...
PRODUCTION TECH LEAD- DATA TECH
$15 - $18.75/hr
... day-one pig care) * Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to ... Experience with or ability to learn farm technology (hand held devices/wand sows and other ...
PRODUCTION TECH LEAD- DATA TECH
$15 - $18.75/hr
... day-one pig care) * Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to ... Experience with or ability to learn farm technology (hand held devices/wand sows and other ...
... day-one pig care) * Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to ... Experience with or ability to learn farm technology (hand held devices/wand sows and other ...
... day-one pig care) * Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to ... Experience with or ability to learn farm technology (hand held devices/wand sows and other ...
PRODUCTION TECH LEAD- BREEDING
Lamar, CO · On-site
... day-one pig care) * Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to ... Experience with or ability to learn farm technology (hand held devices/wand sows and other ...
PRODUCTION TECH LEAD- BREEDING
Lamar, CO · On-site
... day-one pig care) * Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to ... Experience with or ability to learn farm technology (hand held devices/wand sows and other ...
PRODUCTION TECH LEAD- BREEDING
$20 - $27.50/hr
... day-one pig care) * Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to ... Experience with or ability to learn farm technology (hand held devices/wand sows and other ...
Quick apply
PRODUCTION TECH LEAD- BREEDING
$20 - $27.50/hr
... day-one pig care) * Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to ... Experience with or ability to learn farm technology (hand held devices/wand sows and other ...
PRODUCTION TECH LEAD- BREEDING
Lamar, CO · On-site
$20 - $27.50/hr
... day-one pig care) * Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to ... Experience with or ability to learn farm technology (hand held devices/wand sows and other ...
PRODUCTION TECH LEAD- BREEDING
Lamar, CO · On-site
$20 - $27.50/hr
... day-one pig care) * Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to ... Experience with or ability to learn farm technology (hand held devices/wand sows and other ...
PRODUCTION TECH LEAD- BREEDING
Las Animas, CO · On-site
... day-one pig care) * Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to ... Experience with or ability to learn farm technology (hand held devices/wand sows and other ...
PRODUCTION TECH LEAD- BREEDING
Las Animas, CO · On-site
... day-one pig care) * Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to ... Experience with or ability to learn farm technology (hand held devices/wand sows and other ...
PRODUCTION TECH LEAD- DATA TECH
$15 - $18.75/hr
... day-one pig care) * Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to ... Experience with or ability to learn farm technology (hand held devices/wand sows and other ...
Quick apply
PRODUCTION TECH LEAD- DATA TECH
$15 - $18.75/hr
... day-one pig care) * Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to ... Experience with or ability to learn farm technology (hand held devices/wand sows and other ...
PRODUCTION TECH LEAD- DATA TECH
Las Animas, CO · On-site
$15 - $18.75/hr
... day-one pig care) * Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to ... Experience with or ability to learn farm technology (hand held devices/wand sows and other ...
PRODUCTION TECH LEAD- DATA TECH
Las Animas, CO · On-site
$15 - $18.75/hr
... day-one pig care) * Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to ... Experience with or ability to learn farm technology (hand held devices/wand sows and other ...
PRODUCTION TECH LEAD- BREEDING
$16.25 - $22.50/hr
... day-one pig care) * Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to ... Experience with or ability to learn farm technology (hand held devices/wand sows and other ...
Quick apply
PRODUCTION TECH LEAD- BREEDING
$16.25 - $22.50/hr
... day-one pig care) * Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to ... Experience with or ability to learn farm technology (hand held devices/wand sows and other ...
PRODUCTION TECH LEAD- BREEDING
Lamar, CO · On-site
$20 - $27.50/hr
... day-one pig care) * Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to ... Experience with or ability to learn farm technology (hand held devices/wand sows and other ...
PRODUCTION TECH LEAD- BREEDING
Lamar, CO · On-site
$20 - $27.50/hr
... day-one pig care) * Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to ... Experience with or ability to learn farm technology (hand held devices/wand sows and other ...
PRODUCTION TECH LEAD- BREEDING
Las Animas, CO · On-site
$16.25 - $22.50/hr
... day-one pig care) * Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to ... Experience with or ability to learn farm technology (hand held devices/wand sows and other ...
PRODUCTION TECH LEAD- BREEDING
Las Animas, CO · On-site
$16.25 - $22.50/hr
... day-one pig care) * Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to ... Experience with or ability to learn farm technology (hand held devices/wand sows and other ...
PRODUCTION TECH LEAD- DATA TECH
Las Animas, CO · On-site
$15 - $18.75/hr
... day-one pig care) * Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to ... Experience with or ability to learn farm technology (hand held devices/wand sows and other ...
PRODUCTION TECH LEAD- DATA TECH
Las Animas, CO · On-site
$15 - $18.75/hr
... day-one pig care) * Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to ... Experience with or ability to learn farm technology (hand held devices/wand sows and other ...
Production Manager Trainee 1
$19.05/hr
Gains a solid understanding of and ability to implement company systems such as pig production processes, animal flow, farm health, genetics, husbandry, etc.Performs and masters all hourly jobs under ...
Production Manager Trainee 1
$19.05/hr
Gains a solid understanding of and ability to implement company systems such as pig production processes, animal flow, farm health, genetics, husbandry, etc.Performs and masters all hourly jobs under ...
Production Manager Trainee 1
Yuma, CO · On-site
$19.05/hr
Gains a solid understanding of and ability to implement company systems such as pig production processes, animal flow, farm health, genetics, husbandry, etc. * Performs and masters all hourly jobs ...
Production Manager Trainee 1
Yuma, CO · On-site
$19.05/hr
Gains a solid understanding of and ability to implement company systems such as pig production processes, animal flow, farm health, genetics, husbandry, etc. * Performs and masters all hourly jobs ...
Production Manager Trainee 1
Yuma, CO · On-site
$19.05/hr
Gains a solid understanding of and ability to implement company systems such as pig production processes, animal flow, farm health, genetics, husbandry, etc. * Performs and masters all hourly jobs ...
Production Manager Trainee 1
Yuma, CO · On-site
$19.05/hr
Gains a solid understanding of and ability to implement company systems such as pig production processes, animal flow, farm health, genetics, husbandry, etc. * Performs and masters all hourly jobs ...
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$40K - $65K/yr
Full-time
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Job description
OBJECTIVE:The "GDU Lead"owns every detail that affects the gilt from the day she walks off the trailer into quarantine until the day a catheter is inserted.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Overall management of GDU including but not limited to:
- Maximize Feed Intake
- Feeder management - daily adjustments
- Feed ration management
- Water - flow and availability
- Minimize stress events
- Ventilation Management
- Controller knowledge
- Air - flow, speed, and exchange
- Set temp vs. actual
- Environment assessment - laying patterns, humidity, cleanliness
- Health Management
- Medication/vaccination schedule execution
- Treatment identification
- Threshold communication
- Overall Flow Management
- Nursery management
- Incoming preparation
- Intensive monitoring
- Stocking density/square footage
- Replacement rate, selection rate and timing
- Weekly targets - mortality, removals, HNS
- Inventory and Record Keeping
- Gilt Entry Protocol - ear tagging and recording within 7 days of arrival
- Daily movements into gestation barn, HNS events, mortality, and culls
- Weekly inventory tracking
- GDU Snapshot
- Boar exposure management
- Heat detection
- HNS row management.
- Understanding breed eligible targets.
MARGINAL FUNCTIONS
Depending on layout/size of farm - may cross over time/labor in gestation barn or other areas of the farm.
POSITION SPECIFICATIONS
Education:High School Diploma or GED Preferred
Experience: 1 year pig experience preferred
Training:Completion of Pipestone Emerging Leader - GDU
WorkEnvironment: Agricultural swine environment in rural area
Noise levels that require hearing protection in some areas
Gestation, farrowing, and small swine care processes
Compensation, Pay & Benefits:
Benefit Package includes Paid Single Health Insurance, Family Health Coverage Available, Dental/Vision/Life/Disability Insurance, Retirement Plan and Paid Time Off. Overtime and Weekend Pay Potential!
Compensation rate of $40,000 - $65,000 per year and is commensurable with experience and barn size.Position open until filled.