What are the responsibilities and job description for the Gilt Developer Unit Lead- Twin Rock position at Pipestone (Emp Serv LLC)?
OBJECTIVE: The “GDU Lead” owns every detail that affects the gilt from the day she walks off the trailer into quarantine until the day a catheter is inserted.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Overall management of GDU including but not limited to:
Depending on layout/size of farm – may cross over time/labor in gestation barn or other areas of the farm.
POSITION SPECIFICATIONS
Education: High School Diploma or GED Preferred
Experience: 1 year pig experience preferred
Training: Completion of Pipestone Emerging Leader - GDU
Work Environment: Agricultural swine environment in rural area
Noise levels that require hearing protection in some areas
Gestation, farrowing, and small swine care processes
Compensation, Pay & Benefits:
Benefit Package includes Paid Single Health Insurance, Family Health Coverage Available, Dental/Vision/Life/Disability Insurance, Retirement Plan and Paid Time Off. Overtime and Weekend Pay Potential!
Compensation rate of $40,000 - $65,000 per year and is commensurable with experience and barn size. Position open until filled.
Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Overall management of GDU including but not limited to:
- Maximize Feed Intake
- Feeder management – daily adjustments
- Feed ration management
- Water – flow and availability
- Minimize stress events
- Ventilation Management
- Controller knowledge
- Air – flow, speed, and exchange
- Set temp vs. actual
- Environment assessment - laying patterns, humidity, cleanliness
- Health Management
- Medication/vaccination schedule execution
- Treatment identification
- Threshold communication
- Overall Flow Management
- Nursery management
- Incoming preparation
- Intensive monitoring
- Stocking density/square footage
- Replacement rate, selection rate and timing
- Weekly targets – mortality, removals, HNS
- Inventory and Record Keeping
- Gilt Entry Protocol – ear tagging and recording within 7 days of arrival
- Daily movements into gestation barn, HNS events, mortality, and culls
- Weekly inventory tracking
- GDU Snapshot
- Boar exposure management
- Heat detection
- HNS row management.
- Understanding breed eligible targets.
Depending on layout/size of farm – may cross over time/labor in gestation barn or other areas of the farm.
POSITION SPECIFICATIONS
Education: High School Diploma or GED Preferred
Experience: 1 year pig experience preferred
Training: Completion of Pipestone Emerging Leader - GDU
Work Environment: Agricultural swine environment in rural area
Noise levels that require hearing protection in some areas
Gestation, farrowing, and small swine care processes
Compensation, Pay & Benefits:
Benefit Package includes Paid Single Health Insurance, Family Health Coverage Available, Dental/Vision/Life/Disability Insurance, Retirement Plan and Paid Time Off. Overtime and Weekend Pay Potential!
Compensation rate of $40,000 - $65,000 per year and is commensurable with experience and barn size. Position open until filled.
Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled
Salary : $40,000 - $65,000
