Cattle Clerk

Description

The Cattle Clerk will establish and implement a working knowledge of animal handling and behavior to ensure the success of daily operations.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Drafts and maintains cattle shipment schedule; must be able to identify where and how cattle are housed at all times.
• Weigh or measure cattle to maintain relevant records using scales and certifications.
• Maintains files and filing systems in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.  
• Assists in the shipment of fat cattle by opening gates, scheduling pick-ups, driving and directing cattle to shipping areas for weighing, counting cattle, separating strays, and checking withdrawals.
• Ensures no animal leaves the facility without meeting applicable withdrawals by maintaining thorough and accurate records. And ensure that cattle are shipped with appropriate paperwork.
• Transfers information from reports, files, and other documents into prepared master sheets, ledgers, journals, and recordkeeping systems.
• Inspects incoming loads of cattle for miscounts, sick animals, or other inconsistencies between received load and daily spread report; checks in cattle; records load information to create paperwork for personnel to use.
• Formulates Excel spreadsheets to ensure daily operations are met for shipping fat cattle, daily death sheets, and pen rider performance. 
• Ensures hospital quality control using Best Management Practices (BMPs) or standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Knowledge of working cattle or general understanding (branding moves, unloading trucks, weighing cattle).
• Maintain record keeping, providing statistics on general feedyard performance (feed, manure, milling, water usage, etc.)
• Records statistics on AIP death loss to help the yard manage herd health. 
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• knowledge of or ability to quickly learn any applicable departmental or organizational rules and regulations.
• Extremely proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.

Education and Experience:

• A high school diploma or equivalent is required; a higher level is preferred.
• Three to five years of experience in a related field is required.

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 20 pounds at times.

Harris Feeding Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates are evaluated and selected based on their qualifications for the job in question. We do not base our employment decisions on an employee's or applicant's citizenship, race, age, color, sex, religion, natural origin, sexual orientation, handicap, or disability, marital status, veteran status, reproductive health decision-making, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.

Salary : $18 - $20