Visa Sponsoredfarmteam Swine Technician

**Position**:Visa SponsoredFarmTeam Swine Technician - Wean to Finish Specialist

**Reports to**:Farmer

**Keywords: Medico Veterinario Zootecnista, Ingeniero Agronomo Zootecnista, Ingeniero en Produccion Animal, Ingeniero Agronomo, Ingeniero Agropecuario.**

**OBJECTIVE**:
The FarmTeam Technician owns every detail that affects the pig from the day it walks off the trailer into the farm until the day it is loaded onto the market trailer.

**ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS (other duties as assigned)**
Overall management of swine farm including, but not limited to:
a. Maximize Feed Intake

i. Feeder management - daily adjustments

ii. Feed ration management

iii. Water - flow and availability

iv. Minimize stress events

b. Ventilation Management

i. Controller knowledge

ii. Air - flow, speed, and exchange

iii. Set temp vs. actual

iv. Environment assessment - laying patterns, humidity, cleanliness

c. Health Management

i. Medication/vaccination schedule execution

ii. Treatment identification

iii. Threshold communication

d. Overall Flow Management

i. Wean-pig management

1. Facility setup and organization

2. Daily husbandry for pigs between 10 - 40 pounds (4.5 - 18kg)

3. Feed management and ordering

ii. Finisher-pig management

1. Daily husbandry for pigs between 40 - 300 pounds (18 - 136kg)

2. Mortality removal using mortality cart/snare of pigs between 40 - 300 pounds (18 - 136kg)

iii. Stocking density/square footage

e. Pig market selection and marketing

f. Sort and load market pigs averaging 285 pounds (130kg)

Light groundskeeping and upkeep around the farm
Barn preparation between groups of pigs

**POSITION SPECIFICATIONS**
**Education**:
Bachelor's of Science degree or equivalent experience

**Experience**:
6 months pig experience preferred but not required

**Work Environment**:
Agricultural swine environment in rural area
Noise levels that require hearing protection in some areas loading pigs and small swine care processes

**Physical Requirements**:
Standing, walking and ability to be on feet 8 to 10 hours per day
Frequent bending, reaching, squatting and kneeling
Frequent use of one or both hands/arms to grasp or pull
Frequent lifting of objects weighing 3-20 pounds
Occasional bending while pulling and/or lifting objects weighing up to 100 pounds or requiring up to 100 pounds of force to move with the assistance of another person as needed
Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
Must be able to print and/or write legibly

**Additional Requirements**:
Must be able to work every other weekend and holiday
Must have reliable transportation to get to work and attend meetings
- Tipo de puesto: Tiempo completo_
- Salario: A partir de $288.00 la hora_
- Horas previstas: de 40 a 50 por semana_
- Horario:_
- _Horas extra_
- _Incluye fines de semana_
- _Turno de 8 horas_
- Prestaciones:_
- _Aumentos salariales_
- _Estacionamiento gratuito_
- _Seguro de gastos médicos mayores_
- _Seguro dental_
- _Seguro de vida_
- Tipos de compensaciones:_
- _Bono de productividad_
- Pregunta(s) de postulación:_
- _¿Cuenta con titulo y cedula profesional de la carrera de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Ingenieria en Agronomia y Zootecnia, Lic. en Produccion Animal o alguna otra carrera afin a las antes mencionadas?_
- _¿Cuenta con pasaporte MEXICANO o tiene la capacidad de obtener uno?_
- Educación:_
- _Licenciatura terminada (Obligatorio)_
- Lugar de trabajo: Empleo presencial_

Tipo de puesto: Tiempo completo, Por tiempo indeterminado

Salario: A partir de $50,000.00 al mes

Horario:

- Turno de 10 horas
- Turno de 8 horas

Prestaciones:

- Seguro de la vista
- Seguro dental
- Seguro de vida
- Vacaciones adicionales o permisos con goce de sueldo

Tipos de compensaciones:

- Bono de productividad

Puede trasladarse/mudarse:

- Chihuahua, Chih.: Trasladarse al trabajo sin problemas o planear mudarse antes de comenzar a trabajar (Deseable)

Educación:

- Licenciatura terminada (Obligatorio)

Licencia/Certificación:

- CEDULA Y TITULO (Obligatorio)

Disponibilidad para viajar:

- 100 % (Deseable)

Lugar de trabajo: Empleo presencial