Animal Caretaker

Pheba, Mississippi, US on site Until 8/31/2026 First posted March 26, 2025 Last posted July 2, 2026
Job description

As an Animal Caretaker at Prestage, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management of animal welfare and care in our swine operations. Your primary duties include monitoring the environment within animal housing, feeding and caring for the animals, ensuring farm sanitation, and maintaining accurate health records. This role also encompasses animal movement, animal science, and husbandry as well as data tracking and associated paperwork.

Requirements

  • Strong communication skills
  • Ability to adapt to changing situations
  • Willingness to perform hard physical labor
  • Capability to follow instructions meticulously

Essential Duties:

Assist with the care and feeding of animals, ensure their health and well-being, maintain proper inventory of feed and supplies, and adhere to safety procedures. Identify and report issues to supervisors promptly. Develop and maintain accurate record-keeping for the animals and ensure consistent environmental standards in barns. Promote teamwork and contribute positively to a collaborative work environment.

Special Job Requirements:

Willingness to work evenings and weekends as necessary.

ADA Requirements:

Ability to walk, stoop, bend, climb, perform repetitive motions, distinguish colors, hear, and lift weights of up to 50 lbs.

Benefits

In addition to very competitive pay employees of Prestage Farms receive:

  • Sick Pay
  • Vacation Pay
  • Holiday Pay
  • 401(k) Plan
  • Medical Insurance
  • Voluntary Insurance options such as Dental, Vision, Etc.


For more information on our team here at Prestage Farms click here: https://www.prestagefarms.com/our-team




About this role

Summary

Care for swine, monitor environment, maintain records, promote teamwork, physical labor involved

Job title

Animal Caretaker

Experience level

none

Industry

agriculture

Location requirements

On-site in Pheba, Mississippi, no remote work allowed

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

communicationadaptabilityphysical laborinstruction following

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

animal welfarehusbandrydata tracking
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Pheba, MS 39755, USA

On-site City