Senior Animal Scientist (Wolbach, NE)
About The Position
Platte Center West, LLC is seeking a Senior Animal Scientist in Wolbach, Nebraska. The position works with senior leadership to develop and implement improved practices for feeding, housing, sanitation, and parasite and disease control of pigs, sows, and gilts. The Senior Animal Scientist independently oversees feeding, watering, and ventilation systems and provides recommendations on products and techniques to improve swine health and production. The role assesses animal health, participates in administering treatments and vaccines, oversees animal selection and movement, and records assessment data using a PDA or computer. The position may also involve directing or participating in gruel, mat, and handfeeding; documenting sow and gilt activity; estrus detection; and insemination. The Senior Animal Scientist assesses animal selection and breeding practices to increase production efficiency and improve animal quality, and provides recommendations to senior leadership.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in veterinary medicine, agricultural sciences, biology, engineering, or an animal-based agriculture-related field; foreign equivalent accepted.
- One year of experience as an animal scientist, farmworker, or in a related position.
- One year of experience working with commercial swine or cattle operations.
Responsibilities
- Work with senior leadership to develop improved practices in feeding, housing, sanitation, and parasite and disease control of pigs, sows, and gilts.
- Independently oversee feeding, watering, and ventilation systems.
- Recommend products and techniques to senior leadership to enhance swine health and production, and work with leadership and the team to implement improvements.
- Assess animal health conditions and participate in administering treatments and vaccines.
- Oversee the selection and movement of animals marked or moved.
- Enter animal assessment data using a PDA or computer.
- May engage in or direct team members in gruel feeding, mat feeding, and handfeeding.
- May document sow and gilt activity on each sow card.
- May participate in estrus detection and insemination of sows and gilts.
- Assess animal selection and breeding practices to improve production efficiency and animal quality, and provide recommendations to senior leadership.
Benefits
- Current employees may be eligible for a referral bonus/recruiting incentive according to company policy for this position.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
