• Animal Caretaker: Swine

    Schwartz Farms, Inc. (Sleepy Eye, MN)


    ### Job Duties

    Start Date: 12/01/2025

    End Date: 09/30/2026

    Hours: 40-56 hours/week: workers will be on a mandatory rotation to work two consecutive weeks Mon.-Fri. 40 hours/week 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and the third week Mon.-Sun. 56 hours/week 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

     

    Must Apply By: 05/02/2025

     

    Workers will assist with breeding and farrowing during peak pork production season and helping baby pigs survive birth. Other duties that will need to be done are performing animal health checks and power washing animal pens and buildings to maintain biosafety protocols and prevent diseases spreading throughout farm. Routine maintenance will need to be done on power washing equipment used.

     

    Work includes extensive pushing, pulling, walking, frequent stooping or bending over, and repetitive movements.

     

    ### Minimum Education Required

    No High School Diploma or GED required.

     

    ### Minimum Experience Required

    Six (6) months experience in job duties listed.

     

    Able to lift items weighing up to 50 lbs.

     

    ### Shift

    First (Day)

     

    ### Number of Openings

    8

     

    ### Public Transportation Accessible

    No

     

    ### Veterans Encouraged to Apply

    Yes

     

    ### Physical Required

    No

     

    ### Drug Test Required

    No

    ### Compensation

    $18.15 / Hourly

    ### Additional Compensation

    As required for all workers in Minnesota, hours worked in excess of 48 hours in a work week will be paid at the rate of 1.5 times the regular rate of pay.

     

    ### Postal Code

    56085

     

    ### Place of Work

     

    On-site

     

    ### Requisition ID

    H-2A #25-562

    ### Job Type

     

    Full Time

    ### Job Benefits

    EMPLOYER ASSURANCES: Work guaranteed for 3/4 of contract period, starting with date of arrival at work site. Employer provides free housing for workers whose residence is beyond normal commuting distance. Employer pays inbound transportation and subsistence to work site upon 50% completion of work contract for workers whose residence is beyond normal commuting distance. Daily subsistence will be provided at a rate of at least $16.28 per day during travel to a maximum of $68.00 per day with receipts. Required work-related tools and supplies provided free of charge by employer.

     

    Effective Jan 1, 2024, per MN State Statute, an employee will earn one hour of paid sick and safe

     

    time for every 30 hours worked, up to at least 48 hours of accrued Earned Sick and Safe Time

     

    (ESST) per year, provided the employee works a minimum of 80 hours in a calendar year.

     

    ### Application Instructions

    Send resume listing experience to:

    MN DEED/FLC, Attn: H-2A#25-562

    180 E. 5th St., Suite 1200, St. Paul, MN 55101

    FAX: 651-297-7722

    CALL: Mary Garcia, FLC Coord. 651-259-7513

     

    Must have proof of legal authority to work in U.S.