What are the responsibilities and job description for the Part Time Swine Finishing Assistant position at Barrick Family Farm?
"Work with us, not for us," Gene Barrick, Barrick Family Farm, LLP
Are you a hardworking, reliable individual seeking Part Time employment? BARRICK FAMILY FARMS has an opportunity for you!
Barrick Family Farm, LLP has pork production sites located in the rural Fosston and Ada, MN areas. These are newly remodeled/constructed sites, breed to finish. The pork production and employees are managed by a management company out of Southern Minnesota, Protein Sources, LLP https://www.proteinsourcesmanagement.com/ in partnership with PIC https://www.pic.com/
Barrick Family Farms’ accelerated innovation brings the pork industry to the next level, offering state of the art technology in clean environments. Employees need to be at least 16 years old to work at the sites.
Shift: Flexible Part Time Hour Scheduling. Desire for rotating weekends (typically every 3rd) and rotating holidays would be ideal.
What you’ll do:
The finishing assistant is responsible for helping the finishing manager ensure proper barn and herd management, cost containment and revenue enhancement, herd health, marketing, and customer service. While experience in this field is preferred, it is not necessary as we are happy to provide on-the-job training.
Our animals are our top priority. Respect and care for all animals is required at all times.
Daily duties include:
- Maintain and monitor overall animal health, care and treatment under supervision of the Finishing Manager.
- General facility cleaning, maintenance and hygiene.
- Follow all safety rules and practices and encourage coworkers to do the same.
- Ensures that proper biosecurity protocols are followed by all that may or do come onto the site.
- Ensures that animal care and transfer records and documentation are accurate and complete.
- Performs related activities as directed.
- Manages personal self-development to prepare for new responsibilities and challenges in a changing environment.
Requirements:
- Valid driver’s license as the individual will need to use a company vehicle to move the short distance from site to site.
- Dedicated, dependable, goal-oriented, and motivated.
- Being able to work and communicate effectively with internal and external clients is required.
- Independently manage, organize, and prioritize work with minimal supervision and with effective time management skills.
- The finishing assistant must be capable of standing on concrete for 8 hours per day, walking, stooping, bending, performing repetitive motions, and lifting at least 50 pounds with or without reasonable accommodation.
- The finishing assistant must also be capable of tolerating dust, animal dander, and normal farm odors and noise levels while using personal protective equipment (PPE).
What you’ll get:
BARRICK FAMILY FARMS offers their employees an exciting opportunity working in an all NEW, state of the art, clean, professional, flexible, team focused environment.
About Our Company:
BARRICK FAMILY FARMS is a managed company of Protein Sources, LLP which provides production and financial management services for farrowing and grow-finish swine operations in the upper Midwest. We place value in each individual member of our team and promote a family friendly culture. Opportunity awaits you!
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