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Pork Production Technician

Employer

Olypork LP

Date Posted

March 02, 2026

Languages

English
  • Location Claresholm, AB
  • Earnings $19.11 hourly
  • Work Hours 40 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 2  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Mar 23, 2026
Job Requirements

Employer

Olypork LP

Languages

English

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work site environment

  • Hog and pig farming
  • Hog management
  • Dusty
  • Noisy
  • Odours
  • All weather conditions

Work setting

  • Rural area
  • Staff accommodation available

Tasks

  • Handling animals
  • Monitoring animal health
  • Treat livestock health issues
  • Feed and tend animals
  • Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
  • Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
  • Maintain livestock performance records
  • Maintain quality control and production records
  • Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
  • Maintain work records and logs
  • Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
  • Perform general farm duties
  • Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
  • Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops

Area of specialization

Swine

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Ability to work independently
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Physically demanding
  • Attention to detail
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Personal suitability

  • Excellent oral communication
  • Organized
  • Team player
  • Flexibility
  • Reliability
  • Quick learner

Employment terms options

  • Early morning
  • Evening

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

Employment terms options

  • Flexible hours
  • Morning
  • Day
  • Weekend

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan

Financial benefits

  • Life insurance
  • Pension plan

Other benefits

Other benefits


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Pork Production Technician is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Agricultural and Related Service Contractors and Managers
OBJECTIVE

Interest in handling machinery and equipment; and in participating in the provision of services

METHODICAL

Interest in co-ordinating and maintaining financial and operational records; and in hiring and training workers

innovative

Interest in negotiating with farmers and farm managers regarding services

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Interest Codes

Specialized Livestock Workers
METHODICAL

Interest in handling equipment to perform general farm duties; and in maintaining livestock performance records and in training horses

INNOVATIVE

Interest in co-ordinating information to formulate feeding programs

directive

Interest in supervising feeding, health and breeding programs; may supervise general farm workers and harvesting labourers

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Motor Coordination

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