Company Veterinarian

Baiada Poultry; Griffith City; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Baiada Group is seeking a Company Veterinarian for Griffith, NSW to provide high-quality veterinary care within the livestock division and to lead disease prevention and welfare initiatives across facilities.

The role requires monitoring flock health, implementing vaccination programs, and supporting hatcheries, with up to 25% travel. Strong communication and data management skills are essential for collaboration with teams and compliance with safety standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Veterinary Science and NSW registrable status is required.
• Two years’ production animal medicine experience is preferred.
• Eligible for Australian veterinary license.

Responsibilities

• Monitor flock health across all stock classes and respond to urgent health issues.
• Implement disease prevention and treatment plans.
• Investigate disease outbreaks and performance issues; initiate control measures.
• Evaluate and improve vaccination programs with livestock teams.
• Provide veterinary services to all poultry species as directed by veterinary leadership.
• Maintain relationships with livestock customers and suppliers.
• Conduct site visits to farms, hatcheries, and processing plants; monitor biosecurity and welfare.
• Contribute to Safety, Environmental, Quality, and Compliance improvements.

Skills

Poultry veterinary medicine

Disease diagnosis

Data management

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor of Veterinary Science

Registrable in New South Wales

Australian veterinary license eligibility

Job description

Baiada Group is a privately-owned Australian Company with traditional family-oriented values. Our years of experience, state-of-the-art research and progressive outlook to everything we do, has seen us grow into one of the country’s leading poultry producers. Whether we’re delivering fresh poultry, under the brands of Steggles and Lilydale Free Range to local retailers or value-adding products to Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs) and food service customers, we pride ourselves on quality and service.

Baiada Group is looking for a Company Veterinarian located in Griffith, NSW.

This position responsible for providing high quality veterinary care and planning within livestock division.

Key Responsibilities:

Monitor flock health across all classes of stock and respond to urgent health issues when required.

Implement strategic and tactical disease prevention and treatment plans.

Investigate disease outbreaks and performance issues, initiating appropriate control measures.

Evaluate and improve vaccination programs in collaboration with livestock teams and veterinary leadership.

Support hatcheries with health and performance concerns.

Maintain strong professional relationships with livestock customers and suppliers.

Conduct regular site visits to farms, hatcheries, and processing plants to monitor biosecurity, hygiene, and animal welfare standards.

Provide veterinary services to all commercial poultry species as directed by head of veterinary services.

Assist in upholding and enhancing animal welfare guidelines and strategies.

Contribute to improvements in Safety, Environmental, Quality, and Compliance areas.

Ensure adherence to food safety and quality standards in daily operations.

Qualifications & Experience:

Strong knowledge of veterinary pathology and poultry disease diagnosis.

Ability to clinically assess and treat poultry, including the use of S4 medications.

Experience in identifying and managing notifiable or exotic diseases.

Strong problem-solving abilities and attention to detail.

Proficiency in Microsoft Office and data management systems.

Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.

Demonstrated strong work ethic and ability to collaborate within a passionate team.

Bachelor of Veterinary Science (or equivalent), registrable in New South Wales.

Preferred two years’ experience in production animal medicine.

Eligibility to hold a fully accredited Australian veterinary license.

There may be a travel component of up to 25% routine travel dependent on the skills and capability of the applicant.

Personal Attributes Required

Excellent communication, interpersonal, decision making and organisational skills

Critical thinking skills

Problem-solving skills

Important: Duebio-security reasonscandidates are not permitted to have any form of pigs, poultry and/or birds at your place of residence.

To be eligible for this role, you must have legal right to work full-time (without restrictions) in Australia at the time of application. As part of the recruitment process and on-going employment, you may be required to undergo background checks to assess your suitability for the position. These checks may include verification of work rights, police check, and medical assessments.