What are the responsibilities and job description for the Animal Health Manager position at Cobalt Cattle Company LLC?
Overview: Manages the health of cattle from the introduction onto the feed yard, all the way through, and including their shipment out of the feed yard, maximizing cattle performance and profitability. This is successfully done by coordinating activities of workers who are engaged in the care and movement of livestock in the feed yard.
Essential functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
Essential functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
- Monitor expected delivery list and processing list and prepares animal health team accordingly for new arrivals.
- Manage other supervisors who oversee employees including Lead Penriders, Doctors, and Penriders. This includes the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of these individuals.
- Directs supervisory responsibilities in accordance with company policies and procedures.
- Interviews and train new employees through training, then plans, assigns, directs work.
- Understands, models and trains employees proper use of low stress animal handling.
- Inspects all horses (company and employee owned) to ensure they meet company requirements.
- Inspects all tack and animal handling equipment (chutes, doctoring equipment, gates, etc.) to make certain it is in safe working order.
- Oversee preparation and insure completion of all health related records.
- Works with Processing and Receiving Manager to maintain accurate inventories of all animal health products.
- Manage, lead, and develop all Pen-Riders, Doctors and additional Animal Health Crew members.
- Oversee itemized animal health billing process for customer billings.
- Works with Processing and Receiving Manager to ensure animals are weighed prior to shipping and shipping information is complete.
- Communicate with Processing/Receiving Manager and Feed Manager with issues concerning animal health and feeding.
- Project capital expenditures for animal health and assists in the preparation and maintenance of the annual budget.
- Develops department budget, manages expenses and supplies by studying historical data, anticipating needs and researching costs, designing inventory systems, determining inventory levels required and approving orders.
- Evaluates personnel for job performance and bonus, as well as rewarding and disciplining employees and addressing complaints and resolving problems.
- Ensure monthly housekeeping inspections.
- Ensure compliance with all ISO/HACCP and OSHA/Safety procedures, rules and regulations.
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks and participating in professional societies.
- Other duties as assigned.
Competencies
- Display consistent skills, behaviors, and attitudes congruent with the values and strategies of Cobalt Cattle Company; model high performing level of motivation, performance and personal integrity that others strive to emulate; match actions and words.
- Understand the organization, strategic objectives, structure; work effectively within the organization to achieve results; work continuously to make linkages and build networks within the organization.
- Know customers in the market territory; keep up to date on key competitors; understand and respond to the needs and expectations of relevant customer segments; establish effective working relationships with customers to gain respect and loyalty; identify opportunities presented by changes and shifts in the marketplace.
- Match resources, processes, and management style to the demands of the situation; preserve and develop productive capacity while accomplishing immediate and long-term objectives, concentrating on core business.
- Monitor daily implementation of activities, projects, policies and procedures; notice errors and gaps; keep detailed and accurate records; process paperwork promptly and follow up on important details.
- Understand the financial implications of various actions; make effective use of various sources of financial information (e.g., operating reports, spreadsheets, etc.) establish and meet realistic budget goals based on sound cost analysis; take continuous action to control costs while maintaining high quality performance.
- Meet or exceed technical/functional expectations.
- Provide consistent, clear work direction relative to current priorities; delegate and assign work based on employee skill, experience and development needs; monitor work progress against goals; manage conflicting requirements; remove obstacles; instill a sense of urgency relative to task.
- Communicate in an open, straight forward, honest and respectful style; check for message clarity; understand the effect the communication style has on others, including nonverbal communications; plan for and adapt to the wide variety of communication preferences and needs of others.
- Develop an understanding of and assesses group dynamics; take action to enhance the productivity and collaboration among subordinates and peers; create an environment that encourages and reinforces teamwork.
- Assume responsibility for necessary actions or problems resolution; appropriately initiate behavior on projects or initiatives without requiring explicit management direction or guidance; know when management involvement is required and seek it out.
- Keep personal feelings in check; remain impartial; gather relevant data before taking action.
- Deal with others in an honest, ethical and fair manner; act in ways that are consistent with beliefs: openly address conflicts when they arise; provide clear and appropriate reasons for decisions.
Supervisory responsibilities
- Yes
Work environment
- Regularly exposed to work near moving mechanical parts, airborne particles and vibration.
- Frequently exposed to outdoor weather conditions and the noise level in the work environment is sometimes loud.
Physical demands
- Regularly required to sit and reach with hands and arms.
- Frequently required to climb and balance.
- Frequently required to talk or hear.
- Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms.
- Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.
Travel required
- None
Required education and experience
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or 1-3 month’s related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Competitive compensation and benefits including:
- 401K Company Match
- Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Time Off(PTO)
Work authorization/security clearance requirements
Cobalt Cattle Company participates in E-Verify. You must be authorized to work in the United States.
Affirmative Action/EEO statement
Cobalt Cattle Company, LLC. is an equal opportunity employer
Note: Specific statements in each section of this Job Description are not intended to be an all-inclusive explanation of work to be performed. They represent typical elements and criteria considered necessary to perform the job successfully. Nothing in this document restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time. Employees are expected to perform any and all duties as assigned to the levels expected by management. This job requires regular and predictable attendance. The Employee’s signature below is only an acknowledgment of receipt and understanding of the job description and in no way alters the Employee’s “at will” employment, and neither implies nor constitutes a contract of employment for a definite period of time.
Cobalt Cattle Company participates in E-Verify. You must be authorized to work in the United States.
Affirmative Action/EEO statement
Cobalt Cattle Company, LLC. is an equal opportunity employer
Note: Specific statements in each section of this Job Description are not intended to be an all-inclusive explanation of work to be performed. They represent typical elements and criteria considered necessary to perform the job successfully. Nothing in this document restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time. Employees are expected to perform any and all duties as assigned to the levels expected by management. This job requires regular and predictable attendance. The Employee’s signature below is only an acknowledgment of receipt and understanding of the job description and in no way alters the Employee’s “at will” employment, and neither implies nor constitutes a contract of employment for a definite period of time.
