Feedlot Hospital Pen Crew (Burbank, WA)

About the role

The J.R. Simplot Company is a diverse, privately held global food and agriculture company headquartered in Boise, Idaho. We are a true farm-to-table company with an integrated portfolio including food processing and food brands, phosphate mining, fertilizer manufacturing, farming, ranching and cattle production, and other enterprises related to agriculture.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Examines and medically treats livestock according to protocols established by management and consulting veterinarian; administers treatment in a humane manner and in accordance with product labeling.
• Legibly records tag, lot, and hospital numbers, withdrawal dates, and treatment administered to each animal; computer data entry of tag, lot, and hospital numbers, withdrawal dates, and treatments.
• Affords assistance in keeping accurate medicine inventory by recording quantities used and physically counting remaining supplies.
• Ensures that hospital cattle have sufficient feed and water by calling feed on hospital pens and checking water tanks; maintains cleanliness of feed bunks.
• Internally examines dead animals to determine cause of death.
• Complies with all applicable safety rules and policies.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledge of Word Processing software; Spreadsheet software and Database software.
• Ability to accurately read and record large volumes of numbers. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one situation.
• Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.