TDM Farms, the hog production division of Hog Slat, Incorporated, is seeking 2 full time General Farm Laborers to join the team in MCCLEANSBORO IL . Previous on-farm hog production experience is a plus, but not mandatory.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned as business conditions change.
- Care of animals on the farm in a manner consistent with TDM’s established animal welfare practices (includes day-to-day decision making on care, health and well-being of pig groups)
- Ability to adherence to TDM’s established bio-security protocol
- Frequently communicate with the farm manager, supervisor, feed scheduler, service technicians etc.
- Maintain the farm facility in a clean and operating order
- Keep all equipment and vehicles clean
- Monitor the health of hogs and report the results to all parties
- Properly treat sick pigs with guidance from our farm supervisors and vets
- Performs duties for approximately 9-10 hours a day. Scheduling could vary and you could be called to report to work at any given time of a 24 hour time period
The IDEAL CANDIDATE will have the following experience/educational background:
- Experience in safe animal handling practices or willingness to learn about these practices
- Ability to lift and move up to 50 pounds regularly and up to 100 pounds occasionally
- Ability to identify risks that could affect the livestock’s well-being
- Capability to react quickly to unpredictable livestock behaviors
- Communication skills
- Ability to step in and out of pens with gates that are 33” in height, multiple times a day