Livestock & Breeding Specialist

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Piggery Stockperson to join our client's production team in a piggery company with multiple farm sites. The successful candidate will be responsible for supervising the site and facilities, providing overall maintenance and compliance of the Company Quality Assurance program, and undertaking specific tasks assigned by management to ensure environmental, quality, and safety goals are met.

• Supervise the site and facilities in terms of human resources, physical resources, safety requirements, consumables, documentation, and measurement devices.
• Provide overall maintenance and compliance of the Company Quality Assurance program for the site, ensuring all relevant documentation is kept current.
• Supervise data collection and recording to ensure accurate information for stock and inventory control.
• Undertake specific tasks assigned by management to ensure environmental, quality, and safety goals are met.
• Implement preventable maintenance programs to reduce planned and unplanned downtime.
• Supervise trial sheds, collect and record data in accordance with trial protocols.
• Selection of breeding stock and/or pigs for sale.
• Supervision and participation of daily inspection of livestock, ensuring animals are appropriately fed, watered, and environmental parameters are fulfilled.
• Supervision and participation of daily inspection of livestock, ensuring compromised animals are individually assessed, identified, treated, and recorded in accordance with the Company Herd Health Plan and the industries Model Code of Practice.
• Euthanise sick or injured stock in a humane manner and in accordance with the Model Code of Practice for Animal Welfare – Pigs 3rd edition.
• Conduct post-mortem examinations of deceased stock and report findings.
• Supervision and participation in the mating of animals via individually supervised mating or through Artificial Insemination.
• Supervision of the birthing process, including the ability to physically conduct unsupervised internal assessments of females during parturition to minimise the incidence of stillbirths.
• Participate in company/industry training sessions and workshops as required.
• Perform any other duty as required by the Unit Manager.

• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Advanced and extensive knowledge in animal husbandry, animal welfare, and pig production.
• Knowledge in using computer systems is an advantage.