Animal Caretaker Iii Job Iowa Louisiana USA,Outdoor/Nature/Animal Care

Position: ANIMAL CARETAKER III
Location: Iowa

Description

Tri Oak Foods is seeking a dedicated animal production professional to join our team. The role requires a strong commitment to safety, bio‑security, and animal welfare while performing a variety of production duties.

Essential Functions

Must take active role in safety program including following safety procedures, enforcement of policy and continued training.

Must take active role in bio‑security program including enforcement of policy and continued training.

Must recognize and report any broken or faulty equipment to their supervisor.

Meet company expectations for attendance at work and punctuality.

Follow all rules and procedures from both the employee handbook and direct rules and procedures from supervisor.

Attend all mandatory meetings and training and be willing to participate and take an active role in system improvement teams.

Maintain a good working relationship with all co‑workers.

Must be receptive to constructive criticism by co‑workers and supervisors.

Perform all required duties in a timely manner as outlined in the S.O.P (Standard Operating Procedure).

Understand and demonstrate farm Bio‑Security Requirements.

Achieve PQA+ (Pork Quality Assurance Training).

Understand and demonstrate correct handling techniques at all times for animals of all ages.

Understand and demonstrate safe and efficient power washing techniques (under indirect supervision).

Understand and demonstrate the need for correct methods of medication handling and storage.

Understand and demonstrate correct methods of euthanasia of animals.

Understand and demonstrate correct methods of dead animal disposal (incinerator, composting and other forms).

Understand and demonstrate correct methods of treating and vaccinating for animals of all ages.

Understand and demonstrate all aspects of processing of piglets including castration.

Understand and demonstrate general housekeeping and sanitation skills (example; laundry, showers, medication rooms).

Understand and demonstrate under direct supervision artificial insemination protocols and procedures.

Understand and demonstrate under direct supervision semen handling, and heat detection and breeding of weaned sows, gilts and opportunity animals.

Understand and demonstrate proper techniques of feeding in breeding, gestation, and lactation.

Understand and demonstrate proper techniques of sow monitoring in farrowing.

Understand and demonstrate proper techniques of day 0-3 pig care.

Understand and demonstrate proper techniques of sorting and fostering.

Understand and demonstrate proper techniques of manure feedback.

Understand and demonstrate proper techniques of prostaglandin use.

Ensures that all Bio‑security procedures outlined by Tri Oak Foods are followed.

Ensure that all animal welfare procedures outlined by Tri Oak Foods are followed.

All other duties as may be assigned.

Success Factors

Willingness to listen and learn.
Ability to be a team player.
Able to work in a physically demanding environment.
Able to work weekends and holidays as required.
Display honesty, trustworthiness and dependability at all times.
Show pride in work well done.
Be respectfully of others.
Maintain strong work ethic.
Show initiative to seek other work upon completion of a task.

Job Qualifications

Be able to lift in excess of 50lbs moving up to 100 yards daily, be able to lift 15 lbs. repeatedly on a daily basis from side to side for at least 1 hour. Push and/or pull a minimum of 500 lbs. in a cart with wheels when required. Squat to floor, grip small objects with ease and twist at least 45 degrees.
Be capable of repeated actions.
Be responsive to visible signs of animal discomfort.
Be responsive to verbal alarms and sounds of animals.
Be able to effectively communicate orally and in writing with other employees and company contacts.
Be able to move, load and unload animals 600 plus pounds.
Be able to walk and stand for long periods of time on different surfaces including concrete.
Be able to climb in and out of crates and over obstacles.
Be able climb different types of ladders including feed bin ladders.
Be able to maintain balance on all surfaces.
Be able to retain and perform written and spoken instructions.
Must not own or live…


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