Ryan Kraus
Galesburg,IL
Summary
Dedicated and dependable Swine Farm Hand with experience at Apex Pork LLC and S G Swine LLC, skilled in machinery operation and animal care. Proven ability to enhance farm efficiency through effective teamwork and problem-solving. Recognized for maintaining herd health and performing equipment maintenance, ensuring optimal operations in fast-paced environments.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Swine Farm Hand
S G Swine LLC
02.2024 - 04.2025
- Collaborated with other farm workers to complete tasks efficiently according to established schedules and protocols.
- Contributed to overall farm efficiency by performing regular equipment maintenance and repairs as needed.
- Ensured proper animal care by administering medications, vaccinations, or treatments as prescribed by veterinarians.
- Examined animals for signs of sickness and overall herd health.
- Operated tractors to clear paths for truck drivers and to carry dead animals to dead pile.
Entry Level Swine Farrower
Apex Pork, LLC
09.2021 - 08.2023
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Administered vaccinations in farrowing rooms.
- Fed animals and made sure they had plenty of water.
- Bred sows in gestation barns.
- Tagged gilts coming into gestation barns.
- Processed new born pigs.
- Pressure Washed farrowing rooms.
- Moved and shuffled sows between barns.
Education
Galesburg High School
Galesburg, IL05-2003
Skills
- Heavy lifting
- Time management
- Dependable and hardworking
- Machinery operation
- Problem-solving
- Feeding livestock
- Tractor operation
- Animal care
- Farm equipment maintenance
- Livestock handling
- Team collaboration
- Farm equipment operation
- Physical stamina
Timeline
Swine Farm Hand
S G Swine LLC
02.2024 - 04.2025
Entry Level Swine Farrower
Apex Pork, LLC
09.2021 - 08.2023
Galesburg High School