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Swine Herdsperson

Employer

Kingdom Farms Inc

Date Posted

February 05, 2026

Languages

English
  • Location Bentley, AB
  • Earnings $18.34 hourly
  • Work Hours 40 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 8  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Apr 29, 2026
Job Requirements

Employer

Kingdom Farms Inc

Languages

English

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work site environment

  • Hog and pig farming
  • Dusty
  • Hot
  • Noisy
  • Odours
  • Dirty

Work setting

Rural area

Tasks

  • Handling animals
  • Monitoring animal health
  • Perform pig littering activities such as clipping needle teeth, docking tails, administering iron and other medication(s), identification of piglets, and castration
  • Track and report on current feed inventory
  • Weaning
  • Feed and tend animals
  • Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
  • Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
  • Maintain livestock performance records
  • Select livestock for sale
  • Supervise and oversee breeding and other livestock-related programs
  • Maintain work records and logs
  • Perform general farm duties

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Tractor
  • Farm truck

Area of specialization

Swine

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Physically demanding
  • Attention to detail
  • Large workload

Personal suitability

  • Organized
  • Team player
  • Judgement

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

Employment terms options

  • Shift
  • Day
  • Weekend

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan

Financial benefits

Life insurance


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Swine Herdsperson 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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