SUPERVISOR 2, BRAND INSPECTOR

Essential Qualifications

• Three or more years of applicable experience as described in the job duties with a minimum of one-year supervisory experience and graduation from high school or equivalent education.

Job Duties

• Visually inspect livestock for brands, identification marks, colors, gender, tattoos, and other identifiers.
• Clip or shave animals to clearly observe identifiers to determine legal ownership and lawful transfer.
• Record identifiers, number of animals, locations of inspection, destination, and other required information for the legal sale, lawful transportation, slaughter, and issuance of brand inspection clearance certificates.
• Verify animal health documents required for transportation purposes.
• Complete documentation, forms, logs, and mandatory security and equipment safety training.
• Confirm requestor is current with applicable fees, assessments, and licensing.
• Calculate, collect, and remit inspection fees and required documentation.
• Inspect animals prior to sale at livestock auctions to determine legal ownership.
• Oversee the day-to-day supervision of an assigned unit.
• Train, supervise, schedule, and evaluate the performance of employees, and other supervisory duties as appropriate for managing people.
• Plan, organize, and oversee activities and operations.
• Aid in the development, review, revision, and implementation of policies and procedures.
• Ensure adherence to agency policies and procedures.
• Prepare narrative and statistical reports on activities.
• Aid in the preparation of budget development and monitor and maintain assigned budget.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Applicable federal and State laws, regulations, and agency policies and procedures.
• Addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication.
• State budgeting.
• Brand identification, animal breeds, gender identification, and other types of identification; brands and marks recorded within the State; animal health laws and regulations pertaining to livestock.
• Principles and practices of supervision and training.
• Determination and identification of estray/stray animals.

Work Environment

• Work around and handle livestock; work outdoors in inclement weather.
• Maintain effective working relationships.
• Lead and motivate a diverse staff, set clear goals, delegate tasks effectively, and foster a positive and inclusive work environment.
• Communicate both verbally and in writing to audiences of various social, educational, and economic backgrounds.
• Resolve conflicts and mediate, negotiate, and exchange ideas, information, and opinions with employees, customers, or agencies; diffuse hostile situations respectfully and tactfully.
• Review work products for quality, quantity, and timeliness; analyze information, problems, situations, practices, or procedures to define objectives, identify relevant concerns, formulate logical conclusions, and recognize alternatives and their implications.
• Read, identify, and distinguish brands; read and interpret forms and documents; write clearly and complete required forms; navigate, search, input, edit, save, and print information.
• Maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, other agencies, livestock owners, and the public.