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Skills
- Animal Careunmatched
- Animal Husbandryunmatched
- Driver's Licenseunmatched
- Farm Managementunmatched
- Fast Foodunmatched
- Loading/Unloadingunmatched
- Microsoft Excelunmatched
- Microsoft Officeunmatched
- Mobile Devicesunmatched
- Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
- Staff Requirementsunmatched
- Statement of Work (SOW)unmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
Description
Essential Functions:
- Learn and develop individual skills based on work requirements in the employees designated work area.
- Work in a cohesive team environment to provide essential care to the animals.
- Expect 100% supervision for the first 30 days of employment followed. Determination of Animal Care Technician 2 to be made at 90 days of employment.
- Basic sow/gilt handling: feeding/watering/moving.
- Operating machinery and equipment.
- Assisting with farrowing (birth).
- Assist with breeding (artificial insemination).
- Handling and using chemicals.
- Vaccinating and medicating sows and piglets.
- Cleaning, afterbirth, dead pigs, scraping.
- Ability to use computer equipment: hand held devices and electronic wands.
- Loading and unloading pigs as scheduled.
- Maintaining farm cleanliness.
- Adhere to all biosecurity standards including showering in and out of facilities.
- A B.S. degree in Animal Science or equivalent
- Working knowledge of MS Office including MS Excel is helpful.
- Valid driver’s license
- Working knowledge of all the following:
- Sow farm management
- Swine animal welfare standards
- Biosecurity and health management processes and procedures
- Safety and Environmental
- Previous animal care experience preferred but not required.
- Be a team oriented, self-motivated and positive individual with strong work ethic.
- Work weekend and holiday hours as required on a rotational basis.
Job Qualifications:
- A B.S. degree in Animal Science or equivalent
- Working knowledge of MS Office including MS Excel is helpful.
- Valid driver’s license
- Working knowledge of all the following:
- Sow farm management
- Swine animal welfare standards
- Biosecurity and health management processes and procedures
- Safety and Environmental
- Previous animal care experience preferred but not required.
- Be a team oriented, self-motivated and positive individual with strong work ethic.
- Work weekend and holiday hours as required on a rotational basis.
- Resume Attached
Pay Rate:19.05
EOE, including disability/vets
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Dalhart, TX |
| Industry | Manufacturing - Other |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 2009 |
About Company
Pilgrim's is the second-largest chicken producer in the world, with operations in the United States, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Our corporate headquarters is in Greeley, Colorado. We employ approximately 38,000 people and have the capacity to process more than 36 million birds per week for a total of more than 9.5 billion pounds of live chicken annually.Pilgrim's products are sold to foodservice, retail and frozen entrée customers. The company's primary distribution is through retailers, foodservice distributors and restaurants throughout the United States and Puerto Rico and in the Northern and Central regions of Mexico. We currently operate in 12 U.S. states, Puerto Rico and Mexico. These states include Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Pilgrim's Pride is a part of the JBS USA family. JBS S.A., the world's largest protein company, owns 75.5% of our outstanding common stock. Click here for more information on the JBS family of proteins.