AW Labor Solutions
Reproductive Specialist
AW Labor Solutions, Columbus, Nebraska, us, 68602
This opportunity is specifically open to J1 visa applicants.
Job Summary:
Assistance in the pre-gestation, insemination, gestational care, and movement of gilts and sows.
Required Job Hours:
Approximately 45 hours per week; 9 hours per day; 5 days per week plus rotating weekends.
Essential Job Responsibilities:Assessment of sow and gilt body and health condition;Documentation of all sow and gilt activity on each sow card;Administration of treatment to sows and gilts;Insemination of sows and gilts;Estrus detection of sows and gilts;Data entry using a PDA or computer;Moving sows and gilts; andComply with all bio-security, safety, and animal welfare policies.Physical Requirements:
Must be able to reach, bend, kneel, and squat with full range of motion and demonstrate agility, frequently.Continuous walking from crate to crate to check on sows and gilts; a minimum of 8 hours per day.Quick reaction time and the ability to move away from any difficult sow or gilt;Continuous bending over crates to assist with estrus detection and insemination;Frequent kneeling, bending, reaching, and steady balance required for insemination and estrus detection;Must be able to lift up to a maximum of 50 pounds consistently, with frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 pounds;Must be able to push and pull up to 30 pounds;Must be able to stand and walk 8 hours every day, with one 45-minute break; andMust be able to legibly write on sow cards for production documentation.
Job Summary:
Assistance in the pre-gestation, insemination, gestational care, and movement of gilts and sows.
Required Job Hours:
Approximately 45 hours per week; 9 hours per day; 5 days per week plus rotating weekends.
Essential Job Responsibilities:Assessment of sow and gilt body and health condition;Documentation of all sow and gilt activity on each sow card;Administration of treatment to sows and gilts;Insemination of sows and gilts;Estrus detection of sows and gilts;Data entry using a PDA or computer;Moving sows and gilts; andComply with all bio-security, safety, and animal welfare policies.Physical Requirements:
Must be able to reach, bend, kneel, and squat with full range of motion and demonstrate agility, frequently.Continuous walking from crate to crate to check on sows and gilts; a minimum of 8 hours per day.Quick reaction time and the ability to move away from any difficult sow or gilt;Continuous bending over crates to assist with estrus detection and insemination;Frequent kneeling, bending, reaching, and steady balance required for insemination and estrus detection;Must be able to lift up to a maximum of 50 pounds consistently, with frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 pounds;Must be able to push and pull up to 30 pounds;Must be able to stand and walk 8 hours every day, with one 45-minute break; andMust be able to legibly write on sow cards for production documentation.