The Role
Support farm production by learning and performing animal husbandry, following production protocols, completing paperwork, maintaining biosecurity and safety standards, monitoring ventilation and animal welfare, performing routine facility maintenance, and communicating production and health concerns to lead staff.
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Job Description
Job Description
Objective: Follow directions of farm management and protocols to the best of employee's ability for maximum production, efficiency and profit-ability.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Learn and develop individual skills based on work requirements in the employee's designated work area
- Follow all production protocols and procedures to maximize sow and gilt production & efficiencies
- Learn specialized skills necessary for smooth work flow
- Become a skilled employee in animal husbandry to reduce stress of herd and maximize production
- Follow daily task sheets in the department to achieve production targets
- Complete production paperwork accurately and timely
- Communicate effectively with area employees and farm management
- Follow task sheets and time frames to stay on task and meet time schedules during the workday
- Give daily input to lead person in area on production and animal health concerns
- Learn how individual performance affects the finances of the organization and participate with area employees to maximize production and efficiency in areas the employees affect
- Complete production paperwork accurately and on time
- Work with farm management to ensure completion of all work-related injury paperwork and participate as necessary in accident investigation
- Daily recording of monitored production items
- Bio-Security Adherence
- Adhere to all bio-security protocols and give input to lead person in area for items out of compliance
- Work with other team employees in designated area to ensure bio-security audit deficiencies are corrected and brought into compliance in a timely basis
- Safe Working Environment
- Follow all safety procedures and guidelines
- Make sure all safety equipment is in place and utilize equipment as required
- Learn and utilize accident prevention measures for designated area
- Consistently monitor animal welfare procedures in designated area
- Ventilation Controls
- Be aware of area ventilation system and if it is in good working order
- Regularly monitor the environment and provide input to lead person in area to achieve optimum comfort for the animals
- Facility Maintenance
- The facility must be maintained and well kept
- Complete routine maintenance as assigned on a daily basis
- Communicate non-routine repairs to lead in area
- Keep gestation area clean and organized
MARGINAL FUNCTIONS
- Other duties and projects as assigned by lead person in area and farm management
Benefits Summary
PIPESTONE offers Part time benefits: PTO and 401K upon eligibility.
Benefits Summary
PIPESTONE offers Part time benefits: PTO and 401K upon eligibility.
PIPESTONE offers Part time benefits: PTO and 401K upon eligibility.
Skills Required
- Follow production protocols and procedures
- Learn and develop skills in designated work area
- Complete production paperwork accurately and timely
- Adhere to bio-security protocols
- Follow safety procedures and use required safety equipment
- Communicate effectively with area employees and farm management
- Monitor animal welfare and report health or production concerns
- Monitor ventilation system and environmental conditions
- Perform routine facility maintenance and keep areas clean and organized
- Follow daily task sheets and meet time schedules
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The Company
What We Do
PIPESTONE is a mission-driven organization dedicated to helping farmers today create the farms of tomorrow. Founded in 1942 as a veterinary clinic, the company provides expertise and resources in pig health, management, nutrition, research, and marketing. It offers world-class sow management and veterinary services to hog, bovine, and companion animal producers across the Midwest.
