Animal Welfare Officer
Company: Shamrock Foods Company
Location: Stanfield
Posted on: May 8, 2024
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Job Description:
The Animal Welfare Officer (AWO) performs the full range of
animal welfare services and field enforcement duties to assure
ethical treatment of our animals. The primary functions of the
position are monitoring and documentation of the treatment of
livestock, including pasture and holding areas, and providing
general security for Shamrock Farms. To assist in maintaining
compliance and preventing the appearance of a conflict of interest,
this position is managed outside the farm s leadership
structure.Essential Duties:Monitor, audit and report on livestock
care, wellness and living conditions.Conduct regular inspections of
entire facility including grounds, pens, milking areas, calving
areas, fields, fences and buildings.Train farm staff and management
on proper animal treatmentInitiate immediate corrective action
whenever observation or analysis indicates issues around animal
welfare or safetyMaintain continual communication with farm staff
and the public. Answer inquires and educate the public as to role
of Welfare Officer.Analyze farms data to assure compliance, as well
as document and create reports based on findings.Candidate must
have sufficient transportation and be able to respond at varying
times of day or night.Qualifications:Any equivalent combination of
education and experience to successfully perform the essential
duties of the job as listed above may be substituted. (Equivalent
combination of education and experience must equal the total years
of experience and education listed below).High School diploma or
G.E.D. equivalentRequires one year of full-time experience related
to animal welfare.Law enforcement or military service
preferred.Bi-lingual (English, Spanish)Availability to go onsite
and respond to issues on nights and weekends.Physical
ConditionsCandidate must be able and willing to work outdoors in
all weather conditions and seasons (heat, cold and rain) during
various times of the day, night and weekends in a working farm
environment which may include: noise, wind and dust. Employee will
be working with large animals. Employee will be in contact with
livestock feed.Position requires frequent walking, bending,
stooping, kneeling, crawling, climbing, and occasional
lifting.Corporate Summary:At Shamrock Foods Company, people come
first
our associates, our customers, and the families we serve across the
nation. A privately-held, family-owned and -operated Forbes 500
company, Shamrock is an innovator in the food industry and has been
since being founded in Arizona in 1922.Our Mission: At Shamrock
Foods Company, we live by our founding family s motto to
treat associates like family and customers like friends. Why work
for us? Benefits are a major part of your overall compensation, and
we believe offering them at an affordable cost is not only the
right thing to do, but it helps keep you and your family healthy.
That s why Shamrock Foods pays for the majority of your health
insurance, allowing you to take home more of your paycheck. And it
doesn t stop there - our associates also enjoy additional benefits
such as 401(k) Savings Plan, Profit Sharing, Paid Time Off, as well
as our incredible growth opportunities, continued education,
wellness programs.Equal Opportunity EmployerAt Shamrock Foods Co
all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin,
disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or
any other basis protected by applicable law.Equal Opportunity
Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with DisabilitiesThe
contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate
against employees or applicants because they have inquired about,
discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another
employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the
compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part
of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other
employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have
access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in
response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an
investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an
investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the
contractor s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR
60-1.35(c)
Keywords: Shamrock Foods Company, Maricopa , Animal Welfare Officer, Other , Stanfield, Arizona
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