Animal Care Technician - Near Warrensburg, MO
20 days ago
Warrensburg
Job Description Animal Care Technician - near Auxvasse, MO Objective: Follow directions of farm management and protocols to the best of employee's ability for maximum production, efficiency and profit-ability. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS • Learn and develop individual skills based on work requirements in the employee's designated work area, • Follow all production protocols and procedures to maximize sow and gilt production & efficiencies, • Learn specialized skills necessary for smooth work flow, • Become a skilled employee in animal husbandry to reduce stress of herd and maximize production, • Follow daily task sheets in the department to achieve production targets, • Complete production paperwork accurately and timely, • Communicate effectively with area employees and farm management, • Follow task sheets and time frames to stay on task and meet time schedules during the workday, • Give daily input to lead person in area on production and animal health concerns, • Learn how individual performance affects the finances of the organization and participate with area employees to maximize production and efficiency in areas the employees affect, • Complete production paperwork accurately and on time, • Work with farm management to ensure completion of all work related injury paperwork and participate as necessary in accident investigation, • Daily recording of monitored production items, • Bio-Security Adherence, • Adhere to all bio-security protocols and give input to lead person in area for items out of compliance, • Work with other team employees in designated area to ensure bio-security audit deficiencies are corrected and brought into compliance in a timely basis, • Safe Working Environment, • Follow all safety procedures and guidelines, • Make sure all safety equipment is in place and utilize equipment as required, • Learn and utilize accident prevention measures for designated area, • Consistently monitor animal welfare procedures in designated area, • Ventilation Controls, • Be aware of area ventilation system and if it is in good working order, • Regularly monitor the environment and provide input to lead person in area to achieve optimum comfort for the animals, • Facility Maintenance, • The facility must be maintained and well kept, • Complete routine maintenance as assigned on a daily basis, • Communicate non-routine repairs to lead in area Education: High School Diploma or GED Preferred Experience: • No Experience Required, • Agricultural swine environment in rural area, • Noise levels that require hearing protection in some areas, • Standing, walking and ability to be on feet 8 to 10 hours per day, • Frequent bending, reaching, squatting and kneeling, • Frequent use of one or both hands/arms to grasp or pull, • Frequent lifting of objects weighing 3-20 pounds, • Occasional bending while pulling and/or lifting objects weighing up to 50 pounds, or requiring up to 50 pounds of force to move, • Occasional bending while pulling and/or lifting objects weighing up to 100 pounds or requiring up to 100 pounds of force to move with the assistance of another person as needed, • Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, • Must be able to work weekends, • Must have reliable method of transportation to get to work #hc112926