Swine Health Technician

OBJECTIVE: Daily Biosecurity, Safety, and Animal Welfare Audits and Training.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS (other duties as assigned)

• Help protect farms against disease
• Responsible for safety audits of the barn personnel and animal welfare audits of the farm
• Review all structural areas of the farm to ensure they are adequately bio-secure
• Make sure the exterior and interior are of the farm are bio-secure, including attic audits, chute management and general area outside of the farm
• Review interior structure of the facility for back draft
• Responsible for training barn staff on biosecurity, safety, and welfare
• Responsible for truck wash and trailer audits.

Position Specifications

• Education:  
• High School Diploma or equivalent experience
• Experience:
• Previous agricultural related experience is a plus but not required
• Work Environment:
• Overnight travel required
• Agricultural swine environment in rural areas
• Noise levels that require hearing protection
• Be willing to be in the outdoor elements
• Physical Requirements:
• Frequent bend, reach, squat and kneel
• Occasional bend while pulling and/or lifting objects weighing up to 50 pounds or requiring up to 50 pounds of force to move
• Additional Requirements:
• Must have valid driver’s license