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Assistant State Veterinarian

State of Utah
Salt Lake, UT Full Time
POSTED ON 1/29/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/5/2025

Job Title:  Assistant State Veterinarian

Location:  Taylorsville, Utah

Job Description:
The Animal Industry Division of the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food has six main programs:
 1) Animal Health – Focuses on prevention and control of animal diseases, with special attention to diseases that can be transmitted to humans.
 2) Meat and Poultry Inspection -- Assure wholesome products for consumers.
 3) Livestock Inspection (brand registration and inspection) -- Offer protection to the livestock industry through law enforcement.
 4) Fish Health -- Protecting fish health in the state and addressing concerns of fish food production and processing.
 5) Elk Farming and Elk Hunting Parks – Regulating the domestic elk industry with an emphasis on protecting Utah's wild elk population.
 6) Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories - Disease diagnosis and surveillance.

Why You Should Join Our Team:
We are committed to helping and improving the agricultural industry. We have a fun work environment and spend our days serving the public of Utah. 

The Agency:
If you would like to read more about working for the Department of Agriculture and Food please click here.  
 
  • Develops, directs, and/or evaluates programs.
  • Coordinates and/or acts as a liaison between agency or program and other agencies, programs, organizations, suppliers, etc.
  • Coordinates program activities, services, and/or program implementation with private providers, other governmental entities, program users, etc.
  • Ensures compliance with applicable federal and/or state laws, regulations, and/or agency rules, standards and guidelines, etc.
  • Acts as a resource for management and staff; provides technical support within area of responsibility.
  • Respond to reportable animal diseases and zoonotic diseases.
  • Provide expertise, outreach, and education to producers, veterinarians, and other stakeholders.
  • Supervise program staff.
  • Help increase animal traceability.
  • Inspect slaughter plants and perform dispositions on animals.
  • Serve as the state veterinarian in absentia.
  • Speak before a group of people.
  • Work with all animal species humanely.
  • Experience in large animal veterinary medicine
  • A current Utah veterinary license and USDA Category II accreditation
  • Experience in inspection of animals
  • Knowledge of various disease control and eradication programs
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
  • Must be licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture.
  • Must be United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) certified.
  • Risks found in potentially dangerous or unusual environmental stress situations, e.g. working at great heights, working in extreme outdoor weather conditions, being subject to possible physical attack, etc.
  • The work requires considerable and strenuous physical exertion such as frequent climbing, lifting heavy objects over 50 pounds, crouching or crawling in restricted areas, defending oneself and/or others against physical attack.
  • valid driver license required to drive a motor vehicle on a highway in this state per UCA53-3-202(1)(a).

Salary : $44 - $70

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