Animal Care Technician
About The Position
The Animal Care Technician performs research activities aimed at developing new or improved products, processes, and services. The role supports research by providing high-quality animal care and ensuring the welfare of the dairy herd, collecting samples and data, and verifying data accuracy and integrity to support informed research decisions. The position manages daily operations to meet protocol requirements, maintains a clean animal environment with necessary resources for proper animal treatment, monitors animal health, coordinates medical care, and accurately records research data. It also performs feeding activities and sample collection according to research protocols, handles moderately complex administrative and technical issues under general supervision, and escalates more complex issues to appropriate staff.
Requirements
- High school diploma, secondary education level, or equivalent.
- At least two years of related work experience.
- Basic working knowledge of animal care.
- Experience working with large animals, preferably dairy or beef cattle.
- Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Excel and Word.
Nice To Haves
- Accredited industry-related animal technician licensure and/or certification.
- Experience operating skid steers, tractors, forklifts, feed carts, and pallet jacks.
- Experience milking cows in a dairy parlor.
- Knowledge of heat detection and artificial insemination with cattle.
Responsibilities
- Manage daily operations to ensure protocol requirements are met.
- Maintain cleanliness of the animal environment and make necessary resources available for proper animal treatment.
- Identify, improve, and communicate animal health issues and problems for research.
- Monitor animal condition, evaluate sick or injured animals, and collect and record relevant data.
- Coordinate and implement medical care and treatment plans.
- Accurately collect, record, and maintain research data using computer-based spreadsheets and data systems.
- Perform feeding activities, collect feed refusals, and obtain animal samples according to research protocols, with strong attention to detail.
- Handle moderately complex clerical, administrative, technical, or customer support issues under general supervision, escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefit program, including medical and/or other benefits depending on the position offered and hours worked.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
