Hog farm worker (student)

2 students who really care about the well-being of animals!

Schedule: Daytime, 5 days a week (including 2 weekends/month) or according to needs. Approximately 42.5 hours/week.

Work location: Ange-Gardien and surrounding area (Montérégie)

Key responsibilities:

• Observe, analyze, recognize and promptly report anything wrong
• Feed and water the animals
• Keep them healthy and disease-free, and give appropriate medication when needed
• Clean production areas and common spaces (pressure washing)
• Write up reports
• Comply with animal program standards

Sow barn workers | Other responsibilities:

• Detect when sows are in season; plan mating
• Inseminate sows
• Check for return to heat cycle and check if pregnant

Birthing workers | Other responsibilities:

• Prepare sow barns and attend sows during birthing
• Check new litters and oversee care of newborns
• Provide preventive care to animals

We are looking for people who are:

• Passionate about animals
• Versatile, manual, responsible, observant, self-reliant and resourceful
• Able to do physically demanding work
• Good at planning their tasks and time
• Able to travel to different facilities throughout the region, if needed