Careers
Learn more about each career option
Career opportunities at Pig Hill - Dayspring Farm: Join our team at our state-of-the-art sow farm near Larchwood, IA or another position of interest near Lester, IA. We want to create opportunities for great people. Click the area that interests you to learn more details about each position.
At Pig Hill, our internships are customized to your education, experience, and interests. Within each area, you will have time to focus both “slat” and high level for a well-rounded perspective.
The internship rotation includes:
Sow farm reproduction & farrowing
Nursery-grow finish
Beef feedlot
Grain elevator operations
Interest tailored project
The Gestation Specialist serves as a leader and manager to other employees in the gestation and gilt developer barns.
Duties include:
You will work alongside the barn manager and current employees to perform daily chores and animal care at a 4,400 head gilt development and gestation facilities.
Duties include:
The Farrowing Specialist works alongside the barn manager and current employees to perform tasks and animal care at the 4,400 head sow farm. Some responsibilities will include:
The Nighttime Farrower will perform much of the same duties as the farrowing (birthing) specialist, but will be working through the night to ensure that our animals get 24 hour care.
The Wean Pig Specialist performs daily chores and animal care for nursery piglets (15-50 lbs.).
Duties include:
Implementing and practicing strict biosecurity measures
Keeping accurate records
Managing feed diet transitions
Identifying and rescuing fall-out pigs, and more
The Finishing Specialist works alongside the barn manager and current employees to perform daily chores and animal care for 5,000 finishing spaces.
Duties include:
Performing daily chores
Loading out hogs and power washing as barns empty out
Opportunities to perform other general farm/field work to make this a full-time position
The Cattle & Crops Specialist works with the operations team to perform daily chores and animal care for 4,000 feedlot spaces. Duties also include assisting in the crop operations with field preparation, harvest, & fall field work.
Duties include:
Performing daily cattle chores
Processing/Vaccinating cattle
Maintain high level of cleanliness in cattle yards
Operating equipment relating to feedlot cattle and crop operations
