Research Trial Manager

OBJECTIVE:
Oversee daily activities at Research Barn 1, Research Barn 4, and Research Barn 6 maintaining the facilities at a high level.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS (other duties as assigned)

• Provide daily oversight and care at Research Facilities
• Daily activities will include:
• High degree of accuracy necessary
• Working with wean to finish pigs – 10-320-pound pigs
• Data collection
• Feed ordering
• Communication with trial sponsors
• Daily chores
• Maintaining exceptional health and biosecurity
• General maintenance of facilities
• Loading market hogs
• Weighing
• Daily record keeping
• Collection of diagnostics
• POSITION SPECIFICATIONS
• Education:  
• Animal science degree preferred but not required
• Experience:
• Previous experience with wean to finish farm operations and data entry preferred but not required.
• Work Environment:
• Agricultural swine environment in rural area
• Noise levels that require hearing protection in some areas
• Modern wean-to-finish facilities
• Physical Requirements: 
• Standing, walking and ability to be on feet 8 to 10 hours per day
• Frequent bending, reaching, squatting and kneeling
• Frequent use of one or both hands/arms to grasp or pull
• Frequent lifting of objects weighing 3-20 pounds
• Occasional bending while pulling and/or lifting objects weighing up to 50 pounds, or requiring up to 50 pounds of force to move
• Occasional bending while pulling and/or lifting objects weighing up to 100 pounds or requiring up to 100 pounds of force to move with the assistance of another person as needed
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Ability to attend and participate in meetings of various lengths
• Additional Requirements:
• Must live no longer than 30 minutes from farm being managed
• Must be able to work every 3rd weekend
• Must have valid driver’s license and reliable transportation to get to work and attend meetings