Senior Animal Care Technician (309279)
Senior Animal Care Technician (309279)
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Job Description
Cargills size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe responsible and sustainable way.
Cargill is a family company providing food ingredients agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials from eggs to edible oils salt to skincare feed to alternative fuel. Our 160000 colleagues operating in 70 countries make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.
This position is in Cargills animal nutrition and health business where we improve animal lives through better nutrition. Our team researches innovates and creates solutions that deliver healthy results for our customers.
The Animal Care Technician is primarily responsible for the execution of approved protocols for animal studies in a safe accurate and timely fashion. In this role you will conduct research trials collect data that includes animal weight feed information and various types of sample information. Also includes feeding and cleaning pens. You will also be responsible for providing standard animal husbandry and housekeeping duties.
Job Type:Full Time
Shift(s) Available: 1st
Compensation: Starting at $24/hr based on experience
New easy-to-apply options are available for this role: chat with our recruiting assistant Ana at or text CargillJobs to 60196.
Benefits
- Medical Dental Vision and Prescription Drug Insurance
- Health and Wellness Incentives
- Paid Vacation and Holidays
- 401(k) with Cargill matching contributions
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
- Short-Term Disability and Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Discounts
Principal Accountabilities
Maintain cleanliness and perform basic equipment troubleshooting for research equipment to ensure proper protocols requirements. (Scales pressure washer milk parlor pallet jack Feed/mixing and handling equipment)
Contribute to continuous evaluation and improvement of experimental methodology daily routines and procedures
Maintain safe working conditions in accordance to our safety program and animal welfare standards and comply with animal policies
Execute predefined protocols and standard operation procedures like feeding sample collection animal observation disease recognition for Calves and Cows accurate data compilation observations deviations and trial quality measurement are in time and in scope
Handle administrative collecting and double checking data in computer system under minimal supervision while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff
Other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
- Right to work in the U.S. that is not based solely on possession of a student visa or a visa sponsored by a third-party employer
- Cargill requires employees be a minimum of 18 years old to work in a production facility
- Able to understand and communicate in English (verbal/written)
- Ability to perform physical job duties which may include bending lifting up to 50 lbs kneeling climbing crawling and twisting safely with or without a reasonable accommodation
- Able to work in varied indoor and outdoor conditions which may include heat cold dust loud noise etc. with the use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Basic computer skills
- Ability to work overtime weekends and holidays with advance notice
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience operating a forklift skid steer or a tractor
- High school degree or GED Equivalent
- Prior experience in dairy related work
- Knowledge in Excel
Considered candidates will receive a phone call from a (952) area code. Please note that this position does not include relocation reimbursement.
Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vet.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
