$28.00 – $32.00/hourAbout $4,550 a month (mid-range at 35 h a week), before tax
Swine Technician
Pure Pork Genetics Ltd. Montague, PE
- Welcomes newcomers
- Job type
- Full-time
- Work arrangement
- On-site
- Hours
- 50 hours per week
- Openings
- 6 people
- Posted
- Oct 14, 2026Published for 14 days
Who this posting welcomes
- Welcomes newcomersThe employer says this posting welcomes people new to Canada.
- Languages at work
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- English
- Experience
- 1 year to less than 2 years
- Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Occupation code
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NOC 84120
NOC 84120 What is this?
The National Occupational Classification code: Canada's standard way of describing this kind of work. You can look it up to compare it with work you have done before.
Job description
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Hog and pig farming
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- Odours
Tasks
- Boar semen collection
- Handling animals
- Marking livestock as proof of ownership
- Monitoring animal health
- Perform pig littering activities such as clipping needle teeth, docking tails, administering iron and other medication(s), identification of piglets, and castration
- Track and report on current feed inventory
- Weaning
- Feed and tend animals
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
- Write daily basic progress reports
Supervision
- 1 to 2 people
Equipment and machinery experience
- Feeding and watering system
- Storage and silage system
- Tractor
- Loader
- Manure spreader
Automated systems experience
- Automated environmental control equipment
- Manure handling and storage
What you'll need
Languages: English
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
Area of specialization
- Swine
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Personal suitability
- Excellent oral communication
- Team player
Who can apply
- Canadian citizens and permanent or temporary residents of Canada
- other candidates, with or without a valid Canadian work permit
Benefits
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- On-site housing options
Work location
- Montague, PE C0A 1R0 Open in Google Maps
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About Pure Pork Genetics Ltd.
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Montague, PE
Posting details
- Posting ID
- NC-554FYG
- Posted
- Published for
- 14 days
- Vacancies
- 6
- Category
- Construction & Skilled Trades
- Company
- Pure Pork Genetics Ltd.
- Industry
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- NOC
- 84120
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