Veterinarian

Hire Resolve; KwaZulu-Natal; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Hire Resolve is seeking an experienced Veterinarian to lead regional poultry health and welfare initiatives in Hammarsdale, South Africa. You will drive flock health, disease surveillance, and adherence to food safety and biosecurity standards across breeder, chick, and broiler operations.

You will oversee diagnostic programmes, liaise with authorities, manage budgets and a regional veterinary team, and ensure compliance with SAVC regulations while advancing welfare and production goals.

Qualifications

• Veterinary degree required with SAVC registration.
• Postgraduate qualification in Poultry Diseases and Production.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary technical teams in poultry production.

Responsibilities

• Develop regional flock health, vaccination, and disease control strategies.
• Oversee diagnostic programmes and laboratory operations.
• Ensure compliance with animal health legislation and reporting requirements.
• Lead regional veterinary liaison with authorities.
• Manage regional animal welfare programmes and biosecurity.
• Guide pest control and biosecurity programmes.
• Provide veterinary guidance to farm, lab, nutrition and processing teams.
• Monitor flock health KPIs and regional performance.
• Develop and coach the regional veterinary team.
• Ensure laboratory compliance with SANAS and regulatory standards.
• Oversee veterinary budgets and vaccine expenditure.
• Support export certification and veterinary statutory responsibilities.
• Drive continuous improvement across veterinary and lab operations.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Budget management

Education

Veterinary Degree

Postgraduate in Poultry Diseases and Production

Job description

A leading poultry and food manufacturing company is looking for an experienced Veterinarian with strong experience in commercial poultry production, flock health management, disease surveillance, animal welfare, and veterinary diagnostics to join their team in Hammarsdale. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading regional veterinary operations, ensuring compliance with animal health legislation, implementing disease prevention strategies, driving animal welfare initiatives, and supporting the production of healthy breeder flocks, chicks, and broilers while maintaining the highest food safety and biosecurity standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement regional flock health, vaccination, medication, and disease control strategies.
• Oversee veterinary diagnostic programmes and laboratory operations.
• Ensure compliance with notifiable and zoonotic disease legislation and reporting requirements.
• Act as the primary veterinary liaison with provincial veterinary authorities.
• Lead and maintain regional animal welfare programmes and standards.
• Develop and implement pest control and biosecurity programmes.
• Provide veterinary expertise and technical guidance to agriculture, laboratory, nutrition, and processing teams.
• Monitor and improve flock health KPIs and operational performance.
• Manage and develop the regional veterinary team through leadership, coaching, and performance management.
• Ensure laboratory compliance with SANAS and relevant regulatory standards.
• Oversee veterinary budgets, diagnostic costs, vaccine expenditure, and financial performance.
• Support export certification processes and veterinary statutory responsibilities.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across veterinary and laboratory operations.
• Manage supplier relationships and veterinary service contracts.

Requirements

• Veterinary Degree.
• Postgraduate qualification in Poultry Diseases and Production.
• 3–5 years' experience in commercial poultry production.
• Registration with the South African Veterinary Council (SAVC).
• Ongoing CPD accreditation to maintain SAVC registration.
• Strong knowledge of poultry diseases, animal welfare, biosecurity, and disease surveillance.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary technical teams.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Financial and budget management experience.
• Knowledge of applicable veterinary legislation and food safety standards.

Benefits

• Salary: negotiable.