Animal Care Specialist

1 month ago


Pierre, South Dakota, United States Christensen Farms Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a skilled Animal Care Technician to join our team at Christensen Farms. As a key member of our sow farm team, you will be responsible for providing high-quality animal care and handling, maintaining pig herd health and vaccination programs, and performing artificial insemination and farrowing sow care.

Responsibilities

• Provide outstanding animal care and handling, ensuring the health and well-being of our pig herd
• Maintain pig herd health and vaccination programs, ensuring compliance with company standards
• Perform artificial insemination and attend to farrowing sows, ensuring efficient and safe operations
• Care for growing pigs, ensuring their health and well-being
• Maintain required sow records, ensuring accurate and timely data entry

Benefits

This Animal Care Technician position offers a competitive hourly rate of $20, plus a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, a flexible spending account, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, a 401(k) plan, paid holidays, a paid time off bank, and an employee assistance program.

About Christensen Farms

We are one of the largest family-owned pork producers in the United States, marketing approximately 3 million pigs per year. Headquartered in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, we operate throughout the Midwest with facilities in Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, and South Dakota. We own three feed mills, manage 148,000 sows on 44 sow farms, and oversee more than 350 nursery and grow-finish sites. We employ nearly 1,000 people and maintain 1,500 contract partnerships. Our company is vertically integrated, with a strong presence across the pork value chain from farm to fork.

Work Schedule

The typical work schedule for this position is Monday through Friday, 6:00 am - 3:30 pm, with a rotating weekend. When you work the weekend, you will have a scheduled day off during the week. This full-time job averages 43-45 hours a week.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Christensen Farms is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to selecting the most qualified person for each position in the organization, without discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, citizenship status, genetic information, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, military status, veteran status, or any other prohibited basis under applicable local, state, or federal law.

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