What are the responsibilities and job description for the PEAK Livestock Specialist - Bull Handler position at PEAK?
PEAK Genetics has an opportunity available to join our barn staff as a Livestock Specialist - Bull Handler in Watertown, WI! In this role, you will be a member of a highly skilled team supporting the daily care, health, and collection of our elite bulls. This team is also responsible for the maintenance of the facilities and equipment. As a Livestock Specialist for PEAK Genetics, you will be surrounded by people who are passionate about the agriculture industry, bovine genetics, and client satisfaction. Full time team members can expect to receive exceptional benefits such as health insurance, 401K, paid time off, wellness programs, and so much more!
Primary Responsibilities
- Assist in all aspects of providing care to and semen collection on Alta's proven bulls and young sires
- Be a key member of the semen collection team focused on maximizing semen quality and quantity and increasing number of sire
- Assist with daily feeding of bulls and cleaning of bull pens
- Assist the Veterinary staff as needed
- Overall maintenance of equipment, buildings, and grounds
Candidate Profile
Qualifications
- Good physical condition
- Strong work ethic
- Previous livestock handling experience
- Experience detecting health and disease problems in cattle
- Ability to perform basic equipment and building maintenance or repair skills
- Comfortable working with Microsoft Office for communication and documentation
- Excellent communication, teamwork, interpersonal and organizational skills
- Self-motivated and able to work independently
- Ability to work outside year round and perform physical tasks
- Demonstrated attention to safe working practices and attention to detail
- Ability to work rotational weekends and holidays
Education
- Degree in Animal or Dairy Science is considered an asset
Company Culture Alignment
- Trust – We choose to be vulnerable, speak up, and dare to be wrong
- Transparency – We choose to be open and share
- Empowerment – We choose to encourage people to own their decisions
- Challenge – We choose to question and be questioned for better performance
- Accountability – We choose to follow through and hold each other to that standard
- Act – We choose to execute our plans when we’re confident they will work
- Results – We choose results over comfort and popularity
