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Livestock Handler / Pen Mover
Taylor Communications
Windom, MN, United States
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Description
Position at Prime Pork, LLC
Prime Pork is seeking qualified individuals to serve as livestock handlers/pen movers.
Main Responsibilities:
• Tattooing animals off truck.
• Monitor loads for excited, slow, down or non-ambulatory animals
• Moving livestock from unloading area, to scale, to pen and then to the stunning area.
• Follow Prime Pork’s animal well-being and handling polices.
Minimum Qualifications:
• High school diploma or GED
• Good working knowledge of livestock quality; 1+ years’ experience of animal handling
• Good counting/math skills.
• Good verbal communication.
• Experience with tattooing hogs and using of animal driving aids.
• Ability to stand or walk for entire shift.
• Ability to withstand higher levels of noise, dust and odors associated with livestock on a daily basis.
• Ability to assist in gently rolling 200-300 lb. non-ambulatory animals.
• Ability to bend or move in order to motivate hogs to move with voice and driving aids
• Ability to work in areas of extreme heat, and cold conditions
• Ability to lift up to 20 pounds on a daily basis and be able to stand for up to 12 hours
• Ability to read and write as required
• Ability to pass pre-employment and random drug test
• Ability to maintain high expectations for self and to demonstrate a dedication to achievement of results
• Demonstrated ability to function successfully in a fast paced, changing work environment
• Detail oriented and reliable
• Ability to work effectively both independently and within a team environment
• Ability to sit, stand, squat, walk, grasp, lift, kneel, crouch, talk, and hear
Preferred Qualifications:
• TQA Certification
• Ability to differentiate between light and heavy hogs (weight estimation)
• Experience operating a captive bolt gun
• Experience operating a skid loader
• Experience working with a diverse group of people
Benefits:
At Prime Pork, LLC, we offer an attractive compensation package, including a competitive base salary, and a competitive benefit package including health, dental & vision insurance, 401K plan, profit sharing, PTO (paid time off) and Holiday Pay.
About our Company:
The Prime Pork, LLC plant is located in Windom, MN. Prime Pork is a specialty pork plant focusing on taste and quality with a premium product. Doing things differently, Prime Pork is bringing to market a state-of-the-art pork processing facility focusing on genetics, animal health care and quality feed as a response to the public’s changing preferences in farm-to-table, local food. Prime Pork is part of the broader Taylor family of companies.