Farm equipment technician job description

Perdue Foods is part of Perdue Farms, a family-owned company heading into it's second century of growth and innovation. With a goal of becoming the most trusted name in premium proteins, we create products for consumers and for retail and foodservice customers around the globe, while changing the way animals are raised for food.
**Summary**

The Farrowing Tech assists in all aspects of farrowing and lactation in order to meet weekly shipping targets of full-value pigs. They will ensure that ALL animals across the farm have received proper feed, water, ventilation, and bedding on a daily basis. They will also assist with all other aspects of the farm to ensure farm goals are met and tasks are completed on a daily basis.

Sign On Bonus of $2,500 is employment starts by September 30th.

**Principal and Essential Duties & Responsibilities**

+ Ensure proper procedures are followed for Day-One pig, fostering, etc.

+ Processing of piglets in accordance with company procedures

+ Proper treatment/care of sows in farrowing

+ Maintain cleaning/bedding of farrowing pens; and clean-out and disinfecting farrowing room after weaning

+ Keep, communicate, and report accurate records on a daily basis

+ Notify and discuss openly with management any problems, concerns or questions

+ Conserve farm resources such as supplies, equipment, and time

+ Promote cooperation within the unit and contributes to adequate staffing

+ Communicate openly and freely with others

+ Any other duties as assigned, requested, or directed by management/supervisor

**Minimum Education**

+ Minimum of High School Diploma or equivalent

**Experience Requirements**

+ Experience working with and caring for livestock

+ Ability to lift a minimum of 50 lbs.

+ Ability to lead by example, and work with a team of 2-5 people

+ Ability to problem solve, be a critical thinker, goal oriented, and a team player

_Perdue Farms, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status._

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you'll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world's toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer!
US - Kansas - Garnett

Hours: 6:00am - 2:30pm

Compensation: $18.00/hr

Discover Impactful Work:

As a Farm Technician you are responsible for bleeding, caring for, and maintaining the sheep on the site. Blood is routinely drawn from the sheep to be utilized in testing processes for Thermofisher equipment. In addition, you will maintain related farm property, equipment, and facilities.

A Day in the Life:

* Feed animals daily and providing routine care.
* Draw blood from animals as needed.
* Set up equipment needed for bleeding.
* Cleaning blood drawing areas of operation for safe practices.
* Help with general farm upkeep of fence lines, drainage ditches and lawn.
* Provide repairs of house and farms buildings.
* Provide basic feed and upkeep for animals on a weekend rotation basis.
* Assist coworkers with animals and minor electrical repairs as assigned or needed.
* Push and move animals into bleeding chutes.
* Operate company vehicles and machinery such as tractors, truck and loader.
* Provide plumbing repairs to water feed system.
* Use hand-held machinery, such as grinder, drill and weed eater for routine farm upkeep.
* Listen to and follow written and verbal instructions given in the English language.
* Report any actual or potential safety hazards to the Supervisor, Human Resources, Safety Specialist or Senior Management.

Keys to Success:

Education

* Possess high school diploma or equivalent is required.
* Possess basic knowledge of English, math and the ability to read.

Experience

* Possess good mechanical aptitude.
* Basic exposure to hand tools and equipment from a farming environment.
* Ability to work from verbal instructions.
* Push and move animals into bleeding chutes.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

* Lift up to 25 pounds.
* Walk approximately up to 2 hours a day.
* Providing animal maintenance ranging from hooves, horns, hair, living quarters, and more.
* Administering inoculations to animals as needed

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