• Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
• Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years
• or equivalent experience

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

• Animal care and field studies work

WORK CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Large workload

• Handling animals
• Marking livestock as proof of ownership
• Monitoring animal health
• Organize tasks to accomplish the work
• Perform pig littering activities such as clipping needle teeth, docking tails, administering iron and other medication(s), identification of piglets, and castration
• Treat livestock health issues
• Maintain financial and production records
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Maintain livestock performance records
• Maintain quality control and production records
• Select livestock for sale
• Maintain work records and logs