Calf Health & Care Specialist (Grand View, ID)

Simplot Company; Grand View (ID); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

The Simplot Company in Grand View, Idaho, is seeking a Vet Crew Team Member to monitor calf health, assist with veterinary treatments, and support herd health programs. You will handle milk preparation, feeding, and daily care, while maintaining clean facilities and accurate records.

Responsibilities include administering medications, assisting with vaccines, collecting health data, and promoting animal welfare through proper care and biosecure practices.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondences.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one situations.

Responsibilities

• Monitor calves daily for signs of illness, injury, stress, dehydration, lameness, respiratory disease, or other health concerns.
• Identify and move sick calves for evaluation and treatment.
• Assist with diagnosis and treatment under veterinary direction.
• Administer medications, vaccines, electrolytes, and treatments per protocols.
• Assist with vaccination programs and processing procedures, including tagging and record keeping.
• Collect health data and maintain records of treatments and mortality.
• Monitor treatment response and report health concerns to management.
• Assist with necropsies and sample collection as directed by the Staff Veterinarian.
• Maintain treatment areas, equipment, and supplies in a clean, biosecure manner.
• Follow animal welfare standards and humane handling of livestock.

Skills

Reading comprehension

Writing ability

One-on-one communication

Job description

The Simplot Company is a diverse, privately held global food and agriculture company headquartered in Boise, Idaho. We are a true farm-to-table company with an integrated portfolio including food processing and food brands, phosphate mining, fertilizer manufacturing, farming, ranching and cattle production, and other enterprises related to agriculture.

Summary

The Vet Crew Team Member is responsible for monitoring animal health, assisting with veterinary treatments and herd health programs, maintaining accurate records, and promoting animal welfare through proper care, handling, and disease prevention practices. Working closely with management and veterinary staff, this role helps ensure the health and performance of calves entering and residing at the facility.

A typical day begins early with preparing milk, bottles, and nipples for the morning feeding. Calves are fed, with extra attention given to those needing assistance, and milk equipment is thoroughly cleaned following feeding. Team members also provide water and grain, spot clean pens, and replace dirty buckets as needed.

Throughout the day, calves are received and processed, and health checks are conducted. Responsibilities may include drawing blood, administering vaccinations and medications, dehorning, banding, and performing other routine animal health procedures.

Bedding is monitored and refreshed as needed, while pens and rows are cleaned and maintained according to schedule, often in coordination with calf movements.

The day concludes with an afternoon feeding, following the same process as the morning, while continuing to support calf health, animal welfare, and a clean, safe, and efficient working environment.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Monitor calves daily for signs of illness, injury, stress, dehydration, lameness, respiratory disease, or other health concerns.
• Identify, pull, and properly move sick or compromised calves for evaluation and treatment.
• Assist with the diagnosis and treatment of calves under the direction of the Calf Manager and Staff Veterinarian.
• Administer animal health products, medications, vaccines, electrolytes, and treatments according to established protocols and veterinary direction.
• Assist with vaccination programs and processing procedures, including tagging, record keeping, and animal identification.
• Collect health data and maintain accurate treatment, mortality, and processing records.
• Monitor treatment response and report health concerns, abnormalities, or changes in calf behavior to management.
• Assist with necropsies and sample collection as directed by the Staff Veterinarian.
• Maintain treatment areas, equipment, and supplies in a clean, organized, and biosecure manner.
• Follow animal welfare standards and ensure humane handling of all livestock.
• Assist with hospital pen management, including observation, treatment, feeding, and movement of calves.
• Support biosecurity protocols to reduce disease transmission throughout the facility.
• Work with management and veterinary staff to implement herd health programs and disease prevention strategies.
• Assist with inventory management of pharmaceuticals, vaccines, treatment supplies, and veterinary equipment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Language Skills

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondences.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one situations.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s.
• Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurements, volume, and distance.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands/fingers to handle, manipulate, or feel objects, tolls, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
• The employe must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in outside weather conditions and is regularly exposed to dust, fumes, or airborne particles.
• Work may be performed in pens with animals present.
• The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

This role does not offer relocation support; candidates must be local or willing to relocate independently.

Travel Required: None

Location(s): L&L Calf Ranch - Grand View

Country: United States

The Simplot Company is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, marital status, or any other protected status.

If the Simplot Company decides to offer you this position, such offer will be conditioned on your satisfactory completion of a post-offer criminal background check. For Washington Job Applicants, see the Washington State Attorney General’s Washington Fair Chance Act Guide and RCW 49.94.010 for more information.**