Production Summer Help
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Posted on:
6 days ago
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1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Like working with Animals Looking for a fun and exciting summer job on a farm Join the Christensen Farms team as part of our Summer help program!
Description:
This key position is responsible for the daily care health and maintenance of all animals at the designated work site. Each Herdsperson is a vital member of a team dedicated to competitive swine production in our Sow System environment.
The ideal candidate will have a desire to work with pigs a willingness to learn and a high level of dependability. This position offers excellent training and the opportunity for advancement for high achieving employees.
Duties:
- Cleaning and Organization
- Supply rooms fumigation rooms office break rooms entryways shower rooms connecting hallways and sow washes
- Tractor sheds
- Grounds outside - pick up trash check bait boxes
- Power Washing
- Feed drop tubes (breeding and gestation) hallways isolation rooms hot boxes dead removal area
- Repair and Maintenance
- Repair feed tubes (breeding and gestation) replace and adjust feed tubes in farrowing replace broken and missing farrowing crate dividers painting (shower room floors office entry ways exterior)
- Production Items
- Feed farrowing
- Help with weaning
- Process piglets/castration
- Pit scraping
- Address minor repairs on bio audits
Qualifications
- Candidate must be 16 years or older.
- Experience: Previous livestock handling helpful but not required.
- Other: Ability to work in a fast paced environment. Display a high level of respect to the team members and animals. Demonstrate an impeccable reliability/dependability standard.
About Company
Founded in 1974 as a small family operation, Christensen Farms is now a leading producer and processor of high quality pork products with operations in Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska and South Dakota. Focused on achieving our mission every day, Christensen Farms offers a wide ra ... View more
