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

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