First Nations Employment
Indigenous-inclusive employer

Swine Technician

Red Willow Pork Farms

$20.00 – $24.00/hour

Gadsby, AB

Contract, On-site, 50 hours per week, 5 openings.

The opportunity

Status
Active until cancelled
Location
Gadsby, AB
Employment
Contract, 50 hours per week
Work arrangement
On-site
Openings
5
Experience
1 to less than 7 months
Education
No degree, certificate or diploma

Job description

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

  • Hog and pig farming
  • Hog management
  • Dusty
  • Hot
  • Noisy
  • Odours
  • Livestock

Work setting

  • Rural area
  • Remote location

Tasks

  • Handling animals
  • Monitoring animal health
  • Perform livestock feeding
  • Perform pig littering activities such as clipping needle teeth, docking tails, administering iron and other medication(s), identification of piglets, and castration
  • Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
  • Maintain livestock performance records
  • Select livestock for sale
  • Perform general farm duties

Employment groups
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

Support for newcomers and refugees

  • Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.)
  • Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
  • Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees
  • Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees
  • Does not require Canadian work experience

Support for youths

  • Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
  • Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for Indigenous people

  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers

  • Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
  • Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers
  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for mature workers

Supports for visible minorities

  • Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
  • Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees

Requirements

Languages: English

Education: No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience: 1 to less than 7 months

Area of specialization

  • Swine

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Ability to work independently
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Physically demanding
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Attention to detail
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Large workload
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Sound discrimination
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Walking
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

  • Excellent oral communication
  • Organized
  • Team player
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Flexibility
  • Reliability
  • Quick learner

Who can apply

  • a Canadian citizen
  • a permanent resident of Canada
  • a temporary resident of Canada with a valid work permit

Benefits

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Paramedical services coverage

Financial benefits

  • Bonus
  • Group insurance benefits
  • Life insurance
  • Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Other benefits

  • Learning/training paid by employer
  • Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
  • Team building opportunities
  • Travel insurance

Work location

Where you’ll work.

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The employer

Who this posting welcomes

Indigenous-inclusive employer

The employer indicated on this posting that they welcome applications from Indigenous people.

Industry
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Based in
Gadsby, AB
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Applying

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Posted
Published for
14 days
Vacancies
5
Industry
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Languages
English
NOC
84120
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