Description

Position at JBS USA

Principle Responsibilities:
- Support the Farm Manager with supervision and training of hourly employees
- Effectively communicate expectations and job responsibilities to farm staff
- Be willing and able to perform all jobs associated with sow production
- Develop daily and weekly work schedules
- Coordinating the activity of department lead personnel
- Monitor the appearance of buildings and grounds are neat, clean and orderly at all times.
- Oversee implementation and maintenance of breeding programs in accordance with the company’s breeding processes and procedures.
- Oversee performance of regular breeder checks to determine status of new litters and breeder productivity, ensuring that the breeding colonies are producing appropriately to include animal numbers and adequate litters.
- Manage animal nutrition, including feeding and watering animals, and cleaning and disinfecting pens, enclosures, and yards.
- Direct examination animals to detect symptoms of illness or injury.



Treat minor injuries and ailments and contact veterinarians to obtain treatment for animals with serious illnesses or injuries.
- Supervise injection of vaccines.
- Direct the selection of animals to be bred and semen specimens to be used, according to knowledge of animals, genealogies, traits, and desired offspring characteristics.
- Ensure accurate recording of animal characteristics such as weights, growth patterns, and diets.
- Direct packaging and labeling of semen to be used for artificial insemination, ensuring recording of information is accurate.
- Oversee preparation of containers of semen and storage or shipment.
- Inspect maintenance of logs of semen specimens used and animals bred.
- Oversee measurement of specified amounts of semen into calibrated syringes.
- Supervise injection of prepared animal semen into female animals for breeding purposes.
- Direct adjustment of controls to maintain specific building temperatures required for animals' hea

📌 Assistant Farm Manager (Las Animas)
🏢 JBS USA
📍 Las Animas