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##Job DescriptionObjective: The "GDU Lead" owns every detail that affects the gilt from the day she walks off the trailer into quarantine until the day a catheter is inserted.ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
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 SPECIFICATIONSEducation:Agriculture Degree or equivalent experienceExperience:2 yearsTraining:Safety Orientation VideoWork Environment: Agricultural swine environment in rural areaNoise levels that require hearing protection in some areasGestation, farrowing, and small swine care processesPhysical Requirements: Standing, walking and ability to be on feet 8 to 10 hours per dayFrequent bending, reaching, squatting and kneelingFrequent use of one or both hands/arms to grasp or pullFrequent lifting of objects weighing 3-20 poundsOccasional bending while pulling and/or lifting objects weighing up to 50 pounds, or requiring up to 50 pounds of force to moveOccasional bending while pulling and/or lifting objects weighing up to 100 pounds or requiring up to 100 pounds of force to move with the assistance of another person as neededAbility to communicate effectively both verbally and in writingAbility to attend and participate in meetings of various lengthsAdditionalRequirements:Must live no farther than 30 minutes driving distance from farm being managedMust be able to work every third weekendMust have valid drivers license and reliable transportation to get to work and attend meetingsALL ADDRESSES: Dolton, SDFULL-TIME: Full-timeJob Title: Gilt Developer Unit LeadLocation: Thunder Ridge Farm-20322Req Num: 19-533
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