Collector

Prestage Farms is seeking a Collector who will collect, train, feed and care for boars at the swine genetics complex.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Collecting boar semen in a timely and efficient manner on a daily basis

• Properly feeding boars daily by pushing a feed cart once a day into breeding barn
• Training of new boars as needed
• Treating boars with medication as needed
• Keeping boar rooms clean at all times
• Helping to pull blood and detusk boars as needed
• Power washing boar rooms as needed (bi-annually)
• Work in isolation as needed
• Daily stock supplies in room
• Maintenance on buildings and equipment as needed
• May be required to do laundry, clean showers and break room
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Requirements

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals
• Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form

ADA Requirements

• Abilityto use hands and fingers to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls and stoop, kneel, or crouch
• Ability to stand, walk, sit, talk and hear
• Ability to lift and/or move up to 100 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and peripheral vision
• The greatest amount of heavy physical work is during blood collection and detusking

Benefits

In addition to very competitive pay, employees of Prestage Farms receive:

• Sick Pay
• Vacation Pay
• Holiday Pay
• 401(k) Plan
• Voluntary Medical Insurance
• Voluntary Insurance options such as Dental, Vision, Etc.

For more information on our team here at Prestage Farms click here: https://www.prestagefarms.com/our-team