Research Intern
Objective: Perform daily animal husbandry and execution of trial protocols for PAR and its clients.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Daily activities will include:
- Working with wean to finish pigs -- 10--320-pound pigs
- Daily chores (Animal husbandry skills)
- Loading market hogs
- General maintenance of facilities
- Maintaining exceptional health and biosecurity
- Data collection
- Weighing
- Daily record keeping
- Collection of diagnostics
- High degree of accuracy necessary
MARGINAL FUNCTIONS
- Feedlogic (Feed delivery system) maintenance
- Excel data entry
- Power washing of wean to finish facilities.
POSITION SPECIFICATIONS
Education: Animal science degree or equivalent experience in swine husbandry
Experience: Experience with sow farm operations and wean to finish preferred
Training: Mypipestone as assigned
Work Environment:
- Agricultural swine environment in rural area
- Noise levels that require hearing protection in some areas
- Modern wean-to-finish facilities.
Physical Requirements:
- Standing, walking and ability to be on feet 8 to 10 hours per day
- Frequent bending, reaching, squatting, and kneeling.
- Frequent use of one or both hands/arms to grasp or pull.
- Frequent lifting of objects weighing 3-20 pounds.
- Occasional bending while pulling and/or lifting objects weighing up to 50 pounds or requiring up to 50 pounds of force to move.
- Occasional bending while pulling and/or lifting objects weighing up to 100 pounds or requiring up to 100 pounds of force to move with the assistance of another person as needed.
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to attend and participate in meetings of various lengths.
Additional Requirements:
- Must live no farther than 30 minutes driving distance from farm being managed.
- Must be able to work every third weekend.
- Must have valid drivers license and reliable transportation to get to work and attend meetings.