Manager, Beef Center

Texas A&M University; College Station (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement plan

Job summary

Texas A&M University in College Station, TX seeks a Manager for the Beef Center Agency to lead budgets, operations, and livestock programs, coordinating with the ASTREC Manager and faculty.

Responsibilities include training staff in animal handling, maintaining inventory and records, managing beef herds (Red Angus, Beefmaster), coordinating feed rations, and ensuring regulatory compliance and facility maintenance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Animal Science or equivalent.
• Five years of related experience.
• Experience with animal handling and husbandry is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and monitor budgets and operations plans for Beef Center and department.
• Train and oversee employee(s) in animal handling, care, and husbandry practices.
• Maintain inventory, production, and animal management records.
• Coordinate feed rations and mix feed for research activities.
• Manage Red Angus, Beefmaster, and teaching herds.
• Support faculty programs with livestock resources and logistics.

Skills

Verbal & written communication

Data analysis

Multi-tasking

Detail oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree in Animal Science

Five years of related experience

Job description

Job Title: Manager, Beef Center Agency

Job Type: Staff

Location: College Station, Texas

Job Description

Texas A&M AgriLife is comprised of the following Texas A&M University System members: Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University, Texas A&M Forest Service, and Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory. As the nation's largest, most comprehensive agriculture program, Texas A&M AgriLife brings together a college and four state agencies focused on agriculture and life sciences within the Texas A&M University System.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and monitor budgets and operations plans to support the mission of the Beef Center and department, in coordination with the ASTREC Manager and the Manager of Livestock Operations.
• Train and oversee employee(s) in animal handling, care, and husbandry practices.
• Ensure employees are properly trained in equipment operations, and facility cleaning and care.
• Provide quality animal care and husbandry for production, teaching, and research animals according to protocols and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Responsible for accurate inventory, production, and animal management records.
• Maintain and improve physical assets of the facility, including pastures.
• Ensure preventative and deferred maintenance schedules are in place for facilities and equipment (including planned replacement of equipment).
• Assist in management of the Feed Services operation.
• Communicate with facility managers, ASTREC manager, and faculty to formulate feed rations for the different animal groups.
• Mix feed and process commodities in order to support the research and teaching activities at each of the centers.
• Ensure that research projects and facilities are invoiced in a timely manner for product used.
• Manage all aspects of the Red Angus, Beefmaster, and teaching herds.
• Work with faculty in securing animal donations, donor females, and reproductive schedules to help build the purebred herd programs.
• Responsible for development, marketing, and sales of production animals.
• Assist other facility managers, in coordination and response to the ASTREC Manager, with project implementation.
• Assist faculty program leaders in implementation of departmental programs and classes through development and supply of livestock, facility resources, and logistics support in coordination with other faculty, graduate students, and staff to include support of state livestock shows, youth camps, livestock judging, 4‑H and FFA activities.
• Coordinate Beef Center use for cattle sales with private entities.
• Work with the Animal Science Event Coordinator for booking the facility for use by non‑cattle sales groups.
• Invoice cattle sales groups and enforce Texas A&M Systems policies and procedures are followed.
• Provide operating and output data and performance metrics to departmental administration.
• Perform other job duties as required.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Animal Science or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Five years of related experience.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to perform various molecular biology and genetic techniques.
• Ability to analyze data and write reports.
• Computer literate to include the ability to effectively utilize a computer and applicable software to create databases, perform statistical analysis, present data and perform other computer related tasks as directed by the supervisor.
• Detail oriented.
• Familiarity with appropriate laboratory, farm, and/or technical equipment.
• Ability to multi‑task and work cooperatively with others.

Other Requirements

• Ability to stand/sit at work bench for extended period of time.
• Capable of lifting feed sacks weighing up to 50 lbs. and hay bales weighing from 65‑110 lbs.
• Large animal handling experience.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, life and long‑term disability insurance with Texas A&M AgriLife contributing to employee health and basic life premiums.
• 12‑15 days of annual paid holidays.
• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month.
• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
• Employee Wellness Initiative for Texas A&M AgriLife.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer. The Texas A&M University System is one of the largest systems of higher education in the nation, with a statewide network of twelve universities, eight state agencies, a comprehensive health science center, Texas A&M‑Fort Worth and Texas A&M‑RELLIS. The A&M System is committed to providing an educational and work environment that is conducive to the personal and professional development of each employee. Each member institution provides equal opportunity and access to all students, employees and prospective employees. The Texas A&M System is an Equal Opportunity/ Veterans/ Disability Employer.