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Piggery Attendant
Njilota Farms Western Province, Mongu, Zambia
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- EmployerNjilota Farms
- LocationWestern Province, Mongu, Zambia
- Employer websitezambiajobalerts.com
- Listing sourceZambia Job Alerts
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Key details for this vacancy
- Employer
- Njilota Farms
- Location
- Western Province, Mongu, Zambia
- Posted
- September 9, 2025
- Job type
- Full Time
- Category
- Other
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Website Njilota Farms
Job description
Position Summary:
To attend day-to-day operations of the piggery and ensure that its clean all the times. Also, to develop and implement management strategies to optimize production and reduce costs. Plan breeding cycles, feeding schedules, and health protocols.
Main Accountabilities
To oversee overall operations at the piggery & ensure that all pigs are health and well taken of.
To keep accurate records of the piggery operations (herd performance, breeding, and health)
To perform excellent Husbandry skills.
To plan, schedule, and review workload and manpower to make sure targets are being met.
To oversee feeding, breeding, and farrowing activities.
Manage the farrowing as below:
Breeding.
Breeder of breeder’s selection.
Farrowing
Replacement stock selection
Ensure that piglet mortality reduction while maximizing farrowing percentage.
Feed Management as below:
Ensure that feed wastage is reduced.
Performance monitoring of fatteners for daily gains, fattening pig days.
Organizations of the ingredients, ready -made feed.
Feed formulations and compounding rations.
Always estimate feed requirements.
Other Duties Includes
Ensuring pigs have access to food and water
Walking through the piggery to identify sick or injured birds
Utilizing proper biosecurity standards when entering and exiting houses
Maintaining high standards of animal welfare
Conducting maintenance on the house and watering/heating system as needed
Cleaning piggery
Spraying piggery houses with disinfectants and vaccines
Inspecting piggery for diseases and removing weak and ill from the flock
Any other responsibilities as assigned
Key Requirements
Grade 12 certificate or equivalent
Certificate in Animal Science, Livestock Production, or related field
Minimum 2 years hands-on experience in poultry
Strong knowledge of swine diseases, vaccinations, and feeding requirements
Excellent leadership, communication, and record-keeping skills
Familiarity with biosecurity and animal welfare regulations
Ability to work under pressure with very minimal supervision but meeting the targets
Previous Pig farm experience and pig farm working knowledge
Should be able to organize, supervise and manage the labour force effectively so as to extract maximum efficiency out of them.
Preferably the prospective should be from Western Province
Application Instructions:
Submit your CV, cover letter and certificates to njilotaenterprises@gmail.com
Closing Date: 17th September 2025