Senior Animal Scientist (Palmer, NE)

Pillen Family Farms; Palmer (NE); On-site; USD 68,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

Platte Center West, LLC in Palmer, NE is seeking a Senior Animal Scientist to collaborate with senior leadership on feeding, housing, sanitation, parasite and disease control for pigs, sows, or gilts. You will oversee feeding, watering, ventilation, and data entry to inform improvements.

The ideal candidate holds a bachelor's degree in veterinary medicine or related field and has at least 1 year of experience with commercial swine or cattle operations, plus experience documenting animal health

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in veterinary medicine or related field and 1 year experience as an animal scientist or farmworker.
• At least 1 year of experience with commercial swine or cattle operations.
• Ability to document animal health assessments and breeding activities.

Responsibilities

• Oversee feeding, watering and ventilation systems and provide recommendations to leadership.
• Assess animal health conditions and administer treatments or vaccines as directed.
• Document sow/gilt activity and assist in estrus detection and insemination where applicable.

Skills

Animal health assessment

Data entry

Education

Bachelor's degree in veterinary medicine, agricultural sciences, biology, engineering, or an animal-based agriculture-related field

Job description

Platte Center West, LLC is seeking a Senior Animal Scientist in Palmer, NE. Actively work with senior leadership to develop improved practices in feeding, housing, sanitation, and parasite and disease control of pigs, sows, or gilts. Independently oversee feeding, watering, and ventilation systems and provide detailed recommendations to senior leadership about improved products and techniques that could enhance swine health quality and production. Work with senior leadership and team to implement any such improvements. Actively engage in assessment of animal health conditions, participate in administration of treatment and vaccines, oversee selection and movement of all animals marked or moved, and enter data regarding such assessments using a PDA or computer. May engage in and/or direct other team members in gruel feeding, mat feeding, and handfeeding, documentation of all sow and gilt activity on each sow card, and/or participation in estrus detection of sows and gilts and insemination of sows and gilts. Assess animal selection and breeding practices to increase production efficiency and improve animal quality. Provide detailed recommendations to senior leadership regarding the same.

Bachelor's degree in veterinary medicine, agricultural sciences, biology, engineering, or an animal-based agriculture-related field (foreign equivalent accepted) and 1 year experience as an animal scientist, farmworker, or related position including 1 year experience working with commercial swine or cattle operations.

EEO.

*Current employees eligible for referral bonus / recruiting incentive as per company policy with regard to this position.