November 6, 2024

Pipestone (Emp Serv LLC)

Flandreau

Gilt Developer Unit Lead

Objective:
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 SPECIFICATIONS

Education: Agriculture Degree or equivalent experience

Experience: 2 years

Training: Safety Orientation Video

Work Environment:

Agricultural swine environment in rural area
Noise levels that require hearing protection in some areas
Gestation, farrowing, and small swine care processes

Physical Requirements:

Standing, walking and ability to be on feet 8 to 10 hours per day
Frequent bending, reaching, squatting and kneeling
Frequent use of one or both hands/arms to grasp or pull
Frequent lifting of objects weighing 3-20 pounds
Occasional bending while pulling and/or lifting objects weighing up to 50 pounds, or requiring up to 50 pounds of force to move
Occasional 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 needed
Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
Ability to attend and participate in meetings of various lengths

Additional Requirements:

Must live no farther than 30 minutes driving distance from farm being managed
Must be able to work every third weekend
Must have valid drivers license and reliable transportation to get to work and attend meetings

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled