Cattle Health Specialist

We feed and grow much more than cattle, that’s why we’re dedicated to a higher standard of teamwork. Every Cobalt Cattle employee plays a vital role in ensuring our team is reliable and strong. Together we care, feed and grow all kinds.

Owning a tight bond with our cattle and horses, our pen riders instinctively understand animals and their needs. Their observation and intuition keep our feedyards organized and animals properly cared for. Cobalt Cattle pen riders decide when cattle need extra care and ensure our cattle are humanely raised with respect and empathy.

Providers of nourishment and sustenance necessary for growth, Cobalt Cattle feed truck drivers are responsible for safe and efficient feed delivery to our animals. Possessing a keen attention to detail and technical dexterity, they provide precise feed rations to cattle exactly when and where it is needed.

Dedicated to high standards of quality nutrition, Cobalt Cattle mill operators ensure our cattle receive a diet that promotes healthy growth. They keep ingredients moving from storage to the mill, evaluate ingredient quality and observe production output for consistency. Mill operators manage mill feed outputs to allow our cattle the best inputs for humane, sustainable growth.

With gentle hands and precise detail, Cobalt Cattle animal health specialists care for sick cattle and maintain medical records so every animal has a chance to recover and perform. They maintain medical supplies and communicate across teams so everyone can champion cattle care.

The glue that keeps Cobalt Cattle feedyards operating at full potential. Our yard maintenance team are hands-on problem solvers who maintain the feedyards and their equipment so that all Cobalt Cattle feedyards are Beef Quality Assurance-compliant. They are team players and champions of a safe and healthy work environment for all.

With an insatiable hunger to learn and refine their skills, trainees have the opportunity to work across departments, touching all aspects of cattle management. Management trainees get experience in receiving, pen riding, doctoring, processing and milling. All the while, honing their management and animal husbandry skills to become future leaders at Cobalt Cattle.

With team spirit and expertise, Cobalt Cattle managers work alongside and coordinate across departments to make sure all cattle and feedyard workers can perform at maximum potential. With their teams, they perform high-quality work and foster continuous growth. Managers specialize in:

Overview:
Identifies and doctors sick cattle and ensures that all livestock are handled in a professional and humane manner.

Essential functions

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
• Work closely with consultants to optimize cattle performance.
• Doctor sick cattle in the manner prescribed by the Head Doctor or Cattle Manager.
• Handle cattle in a manner to minimize stress.
• Report substandard conditions in their area to Head Doctor or Cattle Manager.
• Administer injections and/or other treatments according to the protocol.
• Document all cattle movements and drug treatments by the established procedure.
• Participates in quality and safety processes.
• Participate and/or perform animal necropsies to determine cause of death.
• Maintain all medications and medical supplies stored at the hospitals per direction of Head Doctor.
• Keep health records in Walco.
• Notify personnel responsible for end of day reports when doctoring is done for the day.
• Perform housekeeping duties as assigned by Head Doctor.
• Ensure compliance with all ISO/HACCP and OSHA/Safety procedures, rules and regulations.
• Other duties may be assigned.
• Adaptable to changes in the work environment.
• High attendance and punctual.
• Consciousness to preserve organizational resources.
• Ability to follow instructions, respond to management direction; keep commitments; complete tasks on time or notify appropriate person with an alternate plan.
• Strong ethics, ability to treat people with respect; work with integrity.
• Ability to take…