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