Position Overview
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Daily pig care Feeding and watering of stock Heat detection, breeding and artificial insemination Assist sows and piglets with farrowing, litter identification & processing, fostering etc Manage barn and pen environments; temperature and air quality Maintain section cleanliness and sanitation Dead pig removal and necropsy to identify cause of death Identify and treat sick or injured stock in line with veterinary treatment plan Identify and euthanise welfare compromised or non-treatable stock, in line with veterinary guidelines Maintain accurate records Routinely check and repair facilities and equipment including preventative maintenance Carry out any other reasonable tasks requested by the Production Manager, from time to time Follow all bio-security protocols as outlined in the PIC NZ Employee Handbook