Swine Animal Caretaker

Prestage • Full-time • Clarkton, North Carolina, United States • USD $27.86k - USD $38.14k / year • 2m ago

About Us

Prestage Farms is a producer of quality pork and poultry. Headquartered in the southeastern United States, and with locations in NC, SC, MS, OK, and Iowa, Prestage Farms employs over 1,000 employees and contracts with over 400 farm families to produce pork and poultry to feed our world. We invite you to join us and experience the best in pork and poultry production.

The Swine Animal Caretaker performs various daily activities relating to the farrowing and breeding of swine and their health and welfare. Duties including, but not limited to, monitoring house/room environment, caring and feeding of animals, farm sanitation, animal health and well-being, safety and housekeeping, animal movement, animal science and husbandry, and animal tracking data and all associated paperwork.

Location of Openings Includes:

Clarkton, NC
White Oak, NC
Tarheel, NC
Bladenboro, NC

Requirements

Must have good communication skills
Adaptable to change
Ability to do physical labor
Ability to follow instructions

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Duties include but are not limited to:

Assist in all operations and care/feeding of the animals
Ensure the welfare/well being of the animals
Insure proper feed and supplies are on hand and follows standards for feeding and watering animals
Identify problem areas and correct them immediately or report them to supervisor
Ensure that all standards and procedures are known, understood and adhered to, as trained; including all safety procedures
Develop and/or maintain proper record keeping tools for the animals
Complete regular reports in a timely manner and ensure any variances are corrected
Maintain all equipment and the correct environment in all barns at all times
Pressure wash
Identify all inconsistencies and immediately rectify or report to supervisor
Promote teamwork and be an active participant of the farm’s team
Perform other duties as defined by manager