Animal Care Technician
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Job Location:
Elk River, MN - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 49000 - 60000
Posted on:
5 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
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.
Job Purpose and Impact
Are you passionate about animal safety quality and analysis We are looking for an Animal Care Technician primarily responsible for planning and performing research activities with the goal of developing new or improved products processes or services. You will conduct research trials with collecting data that includes animal weighing feeding and various types of samplings. You will also be responsible for providing standard animal husbandry and housekeeping duties.
Key Accountabilities
- Basic building and equipment maintenance and troubling shooting to ensure protocol requirements.
- Maintain safe and clean working conditions according to our safety program and meeting animal welfare standards in accordance with animal policies.
- Contribute to continuous evaluation and improvement health issues to include experimental methodology research daily routines and procedures.
- Coordinate and implement medical care and treatment plans to include monitoring condition of animals; evaluates sick and/or injured animals and collects and records relevant data.
- Handle complex clerical administrative technical or customer support issues under minimal supervision while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- High school diploma secondary education level or equivalent.
- Basic working knowledge of animal care.
- Minimum of fouryears of related work experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Accredited industry related animal technician license and/or certification.
- Experience operating scales forklift feed carts and pallet jack.
Position Information
Relocation assistance will not be provided for this position.
Location: Elk River MN
The expected salary for this position is $49000 - $60000. Compensation varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific location certifications education and level of experience. The disclosed range estimate may be adjusted for any applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled.
At Cargill we put people first. As part of your overall rewards we offer a comprehensive benefit program including medical and/or other benefits dependent on the position offered and hours worked. Visit: to learn more (subject to certain collective bargaining agreements for Union positions).
Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vet.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Senior Care
- Nursing Home Experience
- Hospital Experience
- Acute Care
- Basic Math
- Computer Skills
- Caregiving
- Vital Signs Experience
- Medical Terminology
- Rota Management
- Mentoring
- Leadership Skill
About Company
Cargill, Incorporated is an American privately held global corporation based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and incorporated in Wilmington, Delaware. Founded in 1865, it is the largest privately held corporation in the United States in terms of revenue.
