Peak Livestock Specialist

4 months ago

Rocky View County, Canada GENEX Cooperative Full time

**The Opportunity**

As the largest privately-owned AI company in the world, it is our people who make the difference. We have an immediate opening for a full-time Livestock Specialist.

This role will be based at our Balzac locations.

**Primary Responsibilities**
- Assist in all aspects of providing care to and semen collection on Alta's proven bulls and young sires
- Be a key member of the semen collection team focused on maximizing semen quality and quantity
- Assist with daily feeding of bulls and cleaning of bull pens
- Assist the Veterinary staff as needed
- Overall maintenance of equipment, buildings, and grounds

**Qualifications**
- Good physical condition.
- Strong work ethic.
- Previous livestock handling experience is an asset
- Experience detecting health and disease problems in cattle
- Ability to perform basic equipment and building maintenance or repair skills
- Comfortable working with Microsoft Office for communication and documentation
- Excellent communication, teamwork, interpersonal and organizational skills
- Self-motivated and able to work independently
- Ability to work outside year round and perform physical tasks
- Demonstrated attention to safe working practices and attention to detailAbility to work rotational weekends and holidays

**Education**

Degree in Animal or Dairy Science is considered an asset

**Company Culture Alignment**
- Trust - We choose to be vulnerable, speak up, and dare to be wrong
- Transparency - We choose to be open and share
- Empowerment - We choose to encourage people to own their decisions
- Challenge - We choose to question and be questioned for better performance
- Accountability - We choose to follow through and hold each other to that standard
- Act - We choose to execute our plans when we’re confident they will work
- Results - We choose results over comfort and popularity

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