Job Code :
Intro
Job Posted April 9, 2026
Number of Vacancies:
2
Job Posting Length:
Five weeks
Availability:
Canadian Workers or Permanent Residents
Business Operation:
Pork / Hog
Occupation:
Farm Worker
Employment Terms:
Permanent (year-round)
Town/City: Turin
Provincial Area:
Central Alberta
Employer
Employer Info:
Goldridge Farming
Wage and Benefits
Wage Rate:
$23- $40 per hour, dependent on experience
Health Benefits:
Yes
Worker Accommodation:
Possible
Experience and Education
Driver’s License (required):
5
Education:
N/A
Job Experience:
2-3 years of hog barn operation experience preferred.
Job Duties
Breeding & Heat Detection: Monitor sows for signs of estrus and perform artificial insemination or oversee natural breeding processes to ensure high conception rates.
Farrowing Management: Provide 24/7 care during the birthing process, including assisting sows with difficult births and ensuring newborns are dried and nursing quickly.
Piglet Healthcare: Administer necessary vaccinations, iron injections, and medications; perform tail docking and ear notching according to farm protocols.
Surgical Procedures: Perform routine castrations on male piglets using sterile techniques and proper pain management guidelines.
Sanitation & Bio-security: Execute thorough pressure washing and disinfection of stalls, pens, and farrowing crates between groups to maintain a disease-free environment.
Animal Handling & Movement: Safely and humanely move pigs between gestation, farrowing, and nursery units using low-stress handling techniques.
Facility Maintenance: Conduct routine inspections and basic repairs on feeding systems, water lines, ventilation fans, and structural fencing to ensure optimal barn performance.
Job Description:
We have two positions available for a dedicated and detail-oriented Swine Production Specialist to join our operation. In this role, you will be responsible for the core lifecycle of our herd, focusing specifically on the breeding, gestation, and farrowing stages. Your primary goal is to ensure the health and productivity of our sows while providing expert neonatal care to piglets.
The ideal candidate possesses a strong “stockperson’s eye”, the ability to identify animal health issues before they become critical, and is comfortable performing technical tasks like artificial insemination, vaccinations, and surgical castrations. You will play a vital role in maintaining our high bio-security standards through rigorous sanitation protocols and ensuring our facilities remain in peak operating condition. This is an essential position that combines hands-on animal husbandry with the technical management of a modern production facility.
How to apply:
Send inquiries or resumes via email to: [email protected] 