PEAK Livestock Specialist
Trans Ova Genetics
- Canada
- Permanent
- Full-time
We have an immediate opening for a full-time Livestock Specialist.This person will be responsible for feeding, bedding, handling of the bulls for production, and all other aspects of general bull care. The candidate will need to have a strong background in operating tractors, skid loaders, and the ability to perform minor facility and equipment maintenance.Primary Responsibilities
- Assist in all aspects of providing care to and semen collection on Alta's proven bulls and young sires
- Be a key member of the semen collection team focused on maximizing semen quality and quantity and increasing number of sire
- Assist with daily feeding of bulls and cleaning of bull pens
- Assist the Veterinary staff as needed
- Overall maintenance of equipment, buildings, and grounds
- Good physical condition
- Strong work ethic
- Previous livestock handling experience
- Experience detecting health and disease problems in cattle
- Ability to perform basic equipment and building maintenance or repair skills
- Comfortable working with Microsoft Office for communication and documentation
- Excellent communication, teamwork, interpersonal and organizational skills
- Self-motivated and able to work independently
- Ability to work outside year round and perform physical tasks
- Demonstrated attention to safe working practices and attention to detail
- Ability to work rotational weekends and holidays
- Degree in Animal or Dairy Science is considered an asset
- Trust - We choose to be vulnerable, speak up, and dare to be wrong
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- Challenge - We choose to question and be questioned for better performance
- Accountability - We choose to follow through and hold each other to that standard
- Act - We choose to execute our plans when we're confident they will work
- Results - We choose results over comfort and popularity