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Swine Herdsperson

Employer

Poundmaker Pork Farm Limited Partnership

Date Posted

February 10, 2026

Languages

English
  • Location Wainwright, AB
  • Earnings $20.00 to $22.50 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 42.5 hours per week
  • Position Temporary Full Time
  • Vacancies 5  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Apr 09, 2026
Job Requirements

Employer

Poundmaker Pork Farm Limited Partnership

Languages

English

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  • or equivalent experience

Work site environment

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

Work setting

  • Rural area
  • Staff accommodation available

Tasks

  • Diagnose livestock health issues
  • Handling animals
  • Monitoring animal health
  • Perform livestock feeding
  • Perform pig littering activities such as clipping needle teeth, docking tails, administering iron and other medication(s), identification of piglets, and castration
  • Weaning
  • Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
  • Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers
  • Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
  • Maintain livestock performance records
  • Maintain quality control and production records
  • Select livestock for sale
  • Maintain work records and logs
  • Perform general farm duties

Supervision

1 to 2 people

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Feeding and watering system
  • Tractor

Area of specialization

  • Agricultural livestock service
  • Swine

Personal suitability

  • Excellent oral communication
  • Organized
  • Team player
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Flexibility
  • Judgement
  • Reliability
  • Quick learner

Screening questions

  • Are you authorized to work in Canada?
  • Are you willing to relocate for this position?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?

Employment terms options

Early morning

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

Employment terms options

  • Day
  • Weekend

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan

Financial benefits

Group insurance benefits


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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

Finger Dexterity

Manual Dexterity

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