The Assistant Cattle Manager will work closely with the Cattle Manager to prioritize and delegate feedyard work requirements, direct, supervise and coordinate daily activities, and perform discretionary decisions in the Cattle Manager’s absence.
Requirements
- Maintain communication with cattle manager regarding cattle handling and care
- Support, coordinate and direct supervision of all cattle handling crews
- Perform discretionary decisions in the Cattle Manager’s absence
- Distinguish and identify cattle as to quality, health, or at risk
- Aware of cattle nutritional and health knowledge
- Sort and order cattle per manager’s specifications and requirements
- Receiving or rejection of cattle
- Perform proper documentation of all cattle received
- Help schedule and place all feedyard staff and coordinate their activities
- Assist with maintaining proper health care supplies
- Establish proper cattle care crews
- Perform maintenance of all cattle care facilities
- Manage cattle sorting and classification
- Maintain accurate inventory of cattle in home pens, hospital pens, etc.
- Manage maintenance of medicine inventories
- Facilitate movements of cattle across the feedyard
- Run or approve any clearance reports on all pens to be shipped
- Structure and maintain an efficient feedyard schedule
- Manage and support a continual observance and enforcement of safety policies and procedures
Benefits
- Competitive Salary Package
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- 401k Company match
- Employer Paid Life Insurance