Murphy Brown, LLC seeks a swine veterinarian based in Algona, Iowa, to provide real-time, on-site veterinary support to the Midwest Wean-to-Finish and Midwest Sow Operations in all aspects of swine production. Duties include:
- Provide input and oversight to system health related improvement programs and production practice quality assurance initiatives.
- Fully integrates efforts/activities within the framework and consistent with the direction of the production management team and veterinary team.
- Ensures communication and system’s efforts to ensure production team’s efforts are directed toward system-wide optimization.
- Leads and directs systems practices to ensure animal movement and testing requirements are being completed consistent with state and federal regulatory requirements.
- Ensure both the Pork Industry and Company objectives, standards, and initiatives are carried out at the regional level including administration of health plans, disease/pathogen monitoring, PQA measures, food safety, and animal welfare policy.
- Assists with coordination of health SOP’s with regional production managers and other health specialists.
- Understands all certification requirements and is responsible for getting all production managers and specialists exposed to the required standards for assessment.
- Provides all appropriate staff with current health documentation and assures performance to defined standards.
- Provides timely, accurate reports, documentation and data to internal/external customers.
- Monitors current and new system health and food safety regulations to ensure our compliance.
- Monitors Production capabilities that ensures optimum performance standards through biosecurity, system design, health improvement initiatives, and genetics.
- Conducts Pork Quality Assurance Training.
- Mentors, directs, and coaches designated Midwest production and veterinary support staff.
- Responsible for being in compliance with all environmental laws and procedures to which the company subscribes.
- Report all environmental issues immediately to their supervisor.
- Read and understand the company’s emergency notification process and will be responsible for reviewing that policy at their work site
- Performs all other duties as defined by manager.
Education Requirements/Experience Requirements:
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
- 1-3 years post-graduate experience preferred in swine medicine
- Pre-employment physical and drug screen
- Current and valid drivers license with acceptable MVR
- PQA certification
- Proven working knowledge of Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Access, Internet are preferred.
- Must be available for occasional travel
- Must be available to work nights and weekends when necessary
- Must understand that the Midwest Operations is a producer of high quality pork for human consumption and must be supportive of the mission of raising swine for meat.
To Apply:
Applicants should send resume to rosaliekain@murphybrownllc.com.