Assistant Cattle Manager - Friona, TX

Responsibilities

• Maintain communication with cattle manager regarding cattle handling and care
• Support, coordinate and direct supervision of all cattle handling crews
• Perform discretionary decisions in the Cattle Manager’s absence
• Distinguish and identify cattle as to quality, health, or at risk
• Aware of cattle nutritional and health knowledge
• Sort and order cattle per manager’s specifications and requirements
• Receiving or rejection of cattle
• Perform proper documentation of all cattle received
• Help schedule and place all feedyard staff and coordinate their activities
• Aid in maintaining proper health care supplies
• Perform maintenance of all cattle care facilities
• Manage cattle sorting and classification
• Maintain accurate inventory of cattle in home pens, hospital pens, etc.
• Manage maintenance of medicine inventories
• Facilitate movements of cattle across the feedyard
• Run or approve any clearance reports on all pens to be shipped
• Structure and maintain an efficient feedyard schedule
• Manage and support a continual observance and enforcement of safety policies and procedures

Qualifications and Skills

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Detail oriented to provide accurate and consistent work
• Excellent customer service skills
• Work independently and as a team member
• Knowledge of feedyard cattle processing programs including animal health and habits
• Experience in managing employee labor, feeding, herd health, & BQA
• General computer knowledge