IRA Services Representative, Sr. jobs in Fort Smith, AR

Founded more than 80 years ago, OK Foods has grown from a livestock and poultry feed manufacturer to join one of the world's leading chicken producers, Bachoco.

Bachoco OK Foods produces the highest quality chicken products for the U.S. market. Currently, the Bachoco OK Foods family includes more than 4,000 team members who are dedicated to consistently producing high-quality chicken products and nourishing people around the world.

Bachoco OK Foods is seeking a Sr. Manager of Technical & Veterinary Services for our Fort Smith, AR location.

Summary:Responsible for all aspects of managing poultry veterinary health. Key aspects of the role include maintaining and optimising health standards through the process and implementation of preventive health programs, monitoring health status of all poultry, developing and practicing biosecurity programs, as well as animal welfare programs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Oversee the health and quality of all breeding and broiler stock by complying with company and industry regulatory standards, as well as providing dedicated support to the health monitoring, biosecurity, vaccination, animal welfare, export certification, education and training programs.
• Provide solutions to production teams on flock health/management issues.
• Assist in the development of a long-term technical strategy in all areas of live production.

• Diagnostic support including environmental and biological sampling and necropsy service.
• Interpretation of microbiology, serology, histopathology, and pathology results.
• Provide technical support on health issues on broilers, broiler breeders.
• Ability to run routine lab tests including ELISA, AGID, PCR, basic bacteriology, and water quality.
• Understands animal welfare programs and participates in third party audits.
• Understanding of slaughter practices in the plant.

Supervisory Responsibilities:Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Qualifications:To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:Must have a D.V.M.and be U.S.D.A. accredited. Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university.

Language Skills:Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Mathematical Skills:Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability:Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems. Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, musical notes, etc.,) in its most difficult phases. Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.

Computer Skills:To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Database software; Internet software; Spreadsheet software; Word Processing software

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:Must have a D.V.M.and be U.S.D.A. accredited. Must have a valid driver's license and be able to qualify for the company's driver program.

Physical Demands:The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk and sit. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.

Work Environment:The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles and outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; toxic or caustic chemicals and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

An Equal Opportunity Employer to include women, minorities, veterans and persons with disabilities.

*Notice to Third Party Recruitment Agencies:

Please note that Bachoco OK Foods and its subsidiaries do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of an executed Recruitment Services Agreement, there will be no obligation to any referral compensation or recruiter fee.

In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without an agreement, Bachoco OK Foods and its subsidiaries shall explicitly reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, shall be deemed the property of Bachoco OK Foods.