Animal Care Technician II
About The Position
The Marshfield Agricultural Research Station, established in 1912 and located near Wisconsin's geographic center, is home to a premier dairy heifer research facility. It spans 955 acres and supports faculty, researchers, and students from the UW College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and the USDA Institute for Environmentally Integrated Dairy Management. This role involves preparing and mixing research diets for dairy cattle, conducting daily health observations, and performing animal handling, milking, feeding, and facility sanitation tasks. The position requires accurate feed sampling, data collection, and recording of research data. The successful candidate will work with fermented forages, feed components, and feed storage systems, and will operate equipment for large-scale cattle feeding. Duties include daily cleaning and bedding of animal facilities, safely moving and handling cattle for body weights, and securing animals for routine procedures. Additionally, this position will assist in milking cattle and maintaining the cleanliness and sanitation of the milking facility and livestock to meet Grade A dairy standards.
Requirements
- Minimum of two years working in dairy
- Understanding of mastitis
- Experience mixing diets for cattle and feeding calves, heifers, and cows
- Understands cattle handling and work in a calm manner around cattle
- Experience operating tractors and skid loaders
- High School Diploma
Responsibilities
- Maintains organization of and updates records related to research procedures
- Prepares food and formulas and feeds animals according to established schedules and specifications
- Observes animal behavior, performs basic animal care, and reports concerns to the appropriate entities to contribute to the health and well-being of animals and promote research
- Collects samples from animals and administers medications, injections, and treatments according to established protocols and procedures to be used for diagnostic tests and research
- Inspects and reports equipment problems to ensure optimal and safe operation
- Inventories, cleans, and maintains organization of animal holding spaces and supplies
- Prepares and mixes research diets for dairy cattle
- Conducts daily animal health observations
- Performs animal handling, milking, feeding, and facility sanitation tasks
- Accurate feed sampling, data collection and recording of research data
- Works with fermented forages, feed components, and feed storage systems
- Operates equipment necessary for large-scale cattle feeding
- Daily cleaning and bedding of animal facilities
- Safely moving and handling cattle to obtain body weights and secure animals in headlocks for routine procedures
- Assist in milking cattle
- Maintaining the cleanliness and sanitation of the milking facility and livestock to meet Grade A dairy standards
Benefits
- generous vacation
- holidays
- paid time off
- competitive insurances
- savings accounts
- retirement benefits
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
