Swine Technician

Swine Technician

Summary:

Oracle Pork, a division of Indiana Packers Corporation is looking for a motivated, self-managed, organized Swine Technician. This position is responsible for providing general oversight of pigs within the Oracle Pork system. This position will manage grower relations, pig health and work with our veterinarian consultants to provide an exceptional product to the pork market. This position touches pig production, nutrition production and swine health dynamics.

The ideal candidate must be comfortable traveling to various farms across mid-north Indiana, have the desire to work with pigs and growers, a willingness to learn and to lead, and a high level of dependability evidenced with a solid work history. 80% travel is required

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure that daily grower practices comply with company and regulatory policies and SOPs related to swine production
• Uphold our high biosecurity and animal welfare standards, ensuring the health and well-being of our animals
• Monitor and communicate feed levels and marketing forecasts.
• Monitor health status of production facilities and promptly address and report any issues that arise
• Communicate production targets and goals to ensure targets are met and provide closeout reports to management and growers.
• Provides technical assistance, conducts research, educating farmers and industry professionals, and developing and implementing best practices for swine production
• Develop and ongoing monitoring of ventilation controls
• Ensure Good Production Practices (PQA Plus GPP's) and Animal Welfare standards
• Submit all records and reports to the appropriate destination in a prompt and timely basis
• May require flexible hours to accommodate different shifts and workforce needs.
• All employees are expected to adhere to their scheduled working hours and attend work consistently to ensure smooth operations and effective teamwork.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in animal science or business management OR 3 + years of industry experience working in the field with livestock.
• Animal Welfare Certified (PQA-Plus).
• Transport Quality Assurance (TQA) Certified, or ability to obtain.
• Must have a valid driving license, good driving record.
• Effective skills in presenting information and respond to questions from
• Define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valued conclusions.
• Must possess the ability to deal effectively with people as well as exemplary interpersonal skills.
• Must be able to operate in a highly professional and confidential manner. The upmost diligence and strong ethics are required.
• Strong computer skills and experience with Microsoft office products along with the ability to learn and utilize enterprise software and data base reporting tools.
• Ability to work independently and identify solutions with very little supervision.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to read, write and speak English to communicate effectively with a diverse group of individuals including groups of managers, contractors, and subordinates.

Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to a variety of extreme conditions within confined livestock facilities, including exposure to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The noise level in the work environment can be loud and hearing protection is required. The position regularly works near moving mechanical parts and in cold, hot, and outdoor conditions that include inclement weather, heat and humidity, and exposure to dust.

Physical Demand:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

The position will at times lift heavy objects, walk, stand and sits for long periods of time and may perform strenuous physical labor under adverse field conditions. The employee lifts, pushes, pulls, or carries objects; uses abdominal and lower back muscles to provide support without fatigue. The position requires good manual dexterity (hand, hand with arms and fingers, two hands) and multi-limb coordination. The position requires the ability to quickly move arms and legs. The employee must have excellent stamina and vision.

Other Duties

Please note, this job description is not designated to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice.

OUR COMPANY: INDIANA PACKERS CORPORATION

Indiana Packers Corporation (IPC) is a fully integrated retail, food service and private label producer of fresh and processed meats company. IPC is majority owned, by Mitsubishi Corporation, Japan's largest trading company with more than 60,000 team members. As a company, we are growing; in the past five years, we've grown by more than 50% to almost 3,000 team members with 4 primary processing facilities. We value diversity, innovation, collaboration and those passionate about their jobs. Are you ready to step up to the challenge of launching your career with Indiana Packers?

Background Screening/Checks:

This position is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check. This may include verification of employment, education, criminal background, driving history, and other relevant information, conducted in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

EOE, including Disability/Veteran

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