Feedlot Vet Crew (Burbank, WA)

The J.R. Simplot Company is a diverse, privately held global food and agriculture company headquartered in Boise, Idaho. We are a true farm-to-table company with an integrated portfolio including food processing and food brands, phosphate mining, fertilizer manufacturing, farming, ranching and cattle production, and other enterprises related to agriculture.

Summary

This position involves the diagnosis and treatment of livestock in the feedlot, including doctoring sick animals, managing hospital cattle and pens, ensuring the welfare of cattle, and assisting with the movement of livestock within the feedlot.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Examines and medically treats livestock according to protocols established by management and consulting veterinarian; administers treatment in a humane manner and in accordance with product labeling.
• Legibly records tag, lot, and hospital numbers, withdrawal dates, and treatment administered to each animal; computer data entry of tag, lot, and hospital numbers, withdrawal dates, and treatments.
• Assists in keeping accurate medicine inventory by recording quantities used and physically counting remaining supplies.
• Ensures that hospital cattle have sufficient feed and water by calling feed on hospital pens and checking water tanks; maintains cleanliness of feed bunks. 
• Internally examines dead animals to determine cause of death.
• Complies with all applicable safety rules and policies.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills

• Ability to accurately read and record large volumes of numbers.
• Ability to write simple correspondence. 
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one situation.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. 
• Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

Computer Skills

Knowledge of Word Processing software; Spreadsheet software and Database software.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in outside weather conditions and is regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles. 
• The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Work may be performed in pens with animals present. 
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be expected to conserve organizational resources, adapt to changes in the work environment, have the ability to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events, exhibit sound and accurate judgment, prioritize and plan work activities, set goals and objectives, observe safety and security procedures, and report potentially unsafe conditions.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands/fingers to handle, manipulate, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

Job Requisition ID:  22179

Travel Required: Non