Gilt Development Unit Lead - Truman, MN

Gilt Developer Unit Lead - near Truman, MN

Job Description

Overall management of GDU including but not limited to:

Maximize Feed Intake

• Feeder management -- daily adjustments
• Feed ration management
• Water -- flow and availability
• Minimize stress events

Ventilation Management

• Controller knowledge
• Air -- flow, speed, and exchange
• Set temp vs. actual
• Environment assessment - laying patterns, humidity, cleanliness

Health Management

• Medication/vaccination schedule
• Treatment identification
• Threshold communication

Overall Flow Management

• Nursery management
• Incoming preparation
• Intensive monitoring
• Stocking density/square footage
• Replacement rate, selection rate and timing
• Weekly targets -- mortality, removals, HNS

Inventory and Record Keeping

Gilt Entry Protocol -- ear tagging and recording within 7 days of arrival
Daily movements into gestation barn, HNS events, mortality and culls
Weekly inventory tracking

GDU Snapshot

• Boar exposure management
• Heat detection
• HNS row management
• Understanding breed eligible targets

MARGINAL FUNCTIONS

Depending on layout/size of farm -- may cross over time/labor in gestation barn or other areas of the farm.

POSITION SPECIFICATION

Education : Agriculture Degree or equivalent experience

Experience: 2 years

Work Environment: Agricultural swine environment in rural area

Noise levels that require hearing protection in some areas

Gestation, farrowing, and small swine care processes