Dykhuis Farms is a progressive, family-owned producer of high quality pork.

We have a wide range of career opportunities available.

If you are a hard worker who enjoys the outdoors and contributing to responsible management of our Earth’s resources, please apply here.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE STAGES OF RAISING AND PRODUCING PIGS

6 COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION SOW FARMS – FILLMORE, OVERISEL, AND ZEELAND TOWNSHIPS

Staff (Per Farm)

2,600-2,800 Sows (Mothers, 330-600 Lbs)

150 Sows Bred Weekly

135 Litters Born Weekly

1,400 Piglets Weaned Weekly

All Piglets Are Moved To Finishing Farms At 3 Weeks Old

Staff

13,500 hogs (13 – 300lbs), from wean weight to market weight

Piglets Arrive Weighing 15 Lbs, And Will Grow To 295 Lbs When They Are Sold
It Takes 26 Weeks For A Piglet To Reach Market Weight
Average Total Pigs In All Finishing Farms Combined Is 190,000 Pigs
Pigs Are Cared For By Our Finishing Staff, And The Family Farmers Who Have Built Facilities To House And Care For Our Animals.

Live haul trucking for market hogs, wean pigs, feeder pigs, and replacement gilts
6 sites: commercial sites in Michigan
50 sites: Contract growers in Michigan and Indiana

Maintain, repair, update Dykhuis Farms facilities
ventilation systems, control systems, heating/cooling systems, feeding systems, etc.
Facility Maintenance/Upkeep:
construction projects: roofing, siding, field tile, cement work, etc.
Grounds upkeep