Barrier Technician - Minipigs

Make a Difference Every Day

At Marshall Farms, our mission is simple yet meaningful: Helping improve the lives of people and pets.?

As a Barrier Technician, you'll help provide exceptional daily care for our minipigs while maintaining a clean, healthy, and biosecure environment. If you enjoy hands-on work, take pride in doing things the right way, and want to be part of a team that values animal welfare, collaboration, and continuous improvement, we'd love to meet you.

What You'll Do

In this role, you'll contribute to the health and well-being of our animals by

• Providing high-quality daily care and husbandry for minipigs.
• Maintaining clean, sanitized, and biosecure animal housing and work areas.
• Moving and handling animals safely and humanely using established procedures.
• Monitoring animal health and promptly communicating observations to the appropriate team members.
• Supporting breeding and production activities, including breeding, farrowing, identification, routine health care, and shipment preparation.
• Feeding animals and maintaining accurate feeding and weight records.
• Recording production and animal care information using electronic record systems.
• Cleaning and sanitizing animal housing, equipment, and supplies using specialized cleaning equipment.
• Following all biosecurity, animal welfare, and workplace safety procedures.
• Assisting with additional responsibilities that support the success of the production team.

Requirements

What Makes You Successful

We're looking for someone who

• Takes pride in producing high-quality work.
• Demonstrates compassion and respect for animal welfare.
• Works well independently and as part of a team.
• Pays close attention to detail and follows established procedures.
• Learns quickly and adapts to changing priorities.
• Maintains accurate records and communicates effectively.
• Is committed to workplace safety and biosecurity.
• Brings a positive attitude and a strong work ethic every day.

Why You'll Love Working Here

At Marshall Farms, you'll be part of a team committed to excellence, innovation, and making a meaningful impact. We invest in our employees through training, teamwork, and opportunities to learn and grow. Every day, your work helps support research that improves the health and well-being of people and animals worldwide.

Work Environment

This is an active, hands-on position in an animal care environment.

Team members can expect to

• Work performed in varying temperatures with regular animal interaction.
• Perform duties primarily on first shift, with occasional extended hours based on operational needs.?
• Participate in a rotating weekend schedule.
• Wear required personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Operate cleaning and sanitation equipment.
• Safely lift, move, and handle animals as part of daily responsibilities.

Schedule & Compensation

• Shift: Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
• Weekend Rotation: Participation in a rotating weekend.
• Pay Grade: B1
• Pay Range: $19.50 – 29.25 per hour, based on qualifications and experience.

Join Our Mission

If you're looking for more than just a job—if you're looking for meaningful work where you can contribute to improving the lives of people and pets while growing your skills in a supportive team environment—we encourage you to apply.

The Benefits of Being a Part of the Marshall Family

Our benefit package is an important element of the over-all experience we offer our employees.

Full-time employees receive

• 100% company-paid medical and dental insurance for employees, spouses, and eligible dependents, or a generous opt-out if you already have coverage elsewhere.
• Generous time off benefits starting at 3 weeks/year.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan – 100% match on the first 5% of contributions with 100% vesting (must be 18 or older to participate)
• Enriched Short-Term disability benefits and Long-Term disability insurance.
• Profit Sharing contribution of 10% of your annualized salary.
• Life Insurance at 4x your annual base (up to a max. of $200,000)
• Boot allowance (excludes office and barrier employees)
• $500 bonus for employee referrals

About Marshall Farms Group, Ltd.

Our mission is to help improve the lives of people and pets. When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on fulfilling this mission by supporting our ability to provide animals and related services to the top research organizations across the globe – aiding their lifesaving biomedical and veterinary research. In addition, we are the leading provider of Pet Ferrets. Over the last 80 years we have grown from a local to a global company, but we haven't lost our family feel and employee-centric focus.

Marshall Farms Group, LTD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.