Day One Technician

Schwartz Farms, Inc.

POSITION: Day One Specialist

ACCOUNTABILITY: Department Leader – Farrowing and/or Unit Manager

STATUS: Nonexempt

The purpose of the Day One Specialist is to perform the daily duties associated with the care of the sow around parturition and of the newborn pig until the 3rd day of age

SCHWARTZ FARMS VALUES:

Humility: We seek to understand in order to better serve, grow and appreciate others.

• Seek to Understand. We seek out others' perspectives, actively listen, maintain an open mind, and respect different views.
• Embrace personal and professional growth. We acknowledge our limitations, and recognize our talents are gifts which come with the responsibility to develop and share with others.
• Serve Others. We serve with generous confidence. We are committed to bringing out the best in each other and prioritize shared success over individual ambition.
• Demonstrate gratitude. We express appreciation for the contributions and sacrifices of others, past and present.

Care: We foster an environment of empathy, support and thoughtful actions that help others thrive.

• Build relationships. We take time to genuinely learn about the whole person, show empathy, and interact in ways that build long-term trust.
• Model respect. We aspire to be good stewards of the gifts we've been entrusted with: our families, team, animals, environment and communities.
• Communicate thoughtfully. We give and receive respectful, honest feedback to encourage development, knowing that caring for someone means sometimes having hard conversations.

Integrity: We strive to do the right thing, for the right reason, aligning words with actions and building trust.

• Do what is right. We ensure our decisions and actions are morally-sound and reflect our values.
• Be honest. We speak the truth constructively and with compassion.
• Honor commitments. We practice what we preach and do what we say.
• Build trust. We assume good intent in others, acknowledge our mistakes, and are genuine in all our interactions.

Discipline: We approach our work with intentionality, consistency and accountability.

• Demonstrate accountability. We follow through on our commitments.
• Practice self-discipline. We manage our time, energy and priorities with intention, organization, sound information and accountability. We lead with steadiness and objectivity.
• Create alignment. We collaborate intentionally across teams to ensure shared understanding of goals, clarity of purpose, utilization of skillsets and coordination of efforts.
• Serve courageously. We embrace work and conversations that strengthen our character and credibility. We demonstrate grit and resilience in difficult situations.

Excellence: We deliver results by relentlessly pursuing the best versions of ourselves, our work, our teams, our company and our communities.

• Drive performance. We build our legacy on maintaining high standards, continuous improvement, honoring past achievements and embracing new ideas.
• Develop talent. We challenge ourselves and others to develop capabilities, reach full potential and celebrate successes.
• Deliver results. We strive to exceed expectations, demonstrating initiative, creative problem-solving and ownership of outcomes.

Specifically, the Day One Specialist is responsible for the following activities:

• Assist Department Leader with preparation of pre-farrow rooms
• Perform inducing of sows*
• Execute proper farrowing of sows
• Ensure proper execution of day one pig care
• Identify piglets that in need of a teat to nurse during Day 1 activities and up to the 3rd day of age
• Ensure colostrum consumption in all newborn pigs in the first 12 hours of life
• Ensure all sow and piglet's needs are always met
• Assist Department Leader in ensuring that piglets are with the correct sow and crate as directed
• Movement of animals (sows and piglets) as directed
• Identify sows and piglets in need of treatment and treat as directed
• Feed lactating sows per protocol and stimulate feed consumption
• Assist Department Leader with maintaining accurate documentation (i.e., weekly, monthly inventory of sows and piglets)
• Assist in power washing, as assigned
• Advocate and…