What are the responsibilities and job description for the OPU Veterinarian position at Associated Feed & Supply?
| Job Title: Veterinarian | Department: Production |
| Location: Hilmar, CA | Full/Part-Time: Full Time |
| Regular/Temporary: Regular | FLSA Status: Salary (Exempt) |
| Shift: Day | Salary Range: $125,000 to $175,000 per year. |
SUMMARY
Reporting to the General Manager. Boviteq California is looking for a motivated veterinarian to join our team in providing advanced reproductive services to clients near Hilmar, CA. If you have a passion for advanced reproduction, we have a tremendous team and state-of-the-art facility set on exceeding our clients’ expectations. Our current team is made up of a general manager, one veterinarian, chute side technicians, oocyte-searching technicians, four and features housing for up to 300 donors, milking capabilities for lactating donors, hydraulic chutes, heated collection area and oocyte searching area, contemporary offices, and an on-site IVF laboratory with services through Boviteq USA.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Essential and other important responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Ovum pick-up (OPU) and dominant follicle removal (DFR) activities with donors; monitor and adjust stimulation protocols as needed.
- Embryo transfer (ET) and pregnancy diagnosis in recipients
- Occasional conventional embryo flush and embryo export
- Perform related duties and/or special projects as assigned
Knowledge of:
- Farm animals
- Veterinary medicine
- Embryo transfer
- Have excellent teamwork skills and communications skills; fluent in English
- Willing to travel within 200 miles of the OPU center regularly, within the US 3-6 times per year
- Attention to detail and problem solving skills
- Manual dexterity
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree, with license in the state of application and willingness to obtain license in California if selected; previous experience with USDA accreditation for export and AETA certification a plus
- 1 to 3 years of experience in bovine reproductive physiology; willing to train new grads if a good fit
- High degree of professionalism and desire to connect with clients to ensure best outcomes
Physical requirements:
- Frequent standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling and climbing
- Frequent lifting, and or moving over 50 pounds
- Constant use of overall vision and hearing abilities
- Frequent detail, reading and close up work
- Must be willing to work weekdays, occasional weekends, overtime and holidays
Working conditions
Work is performed in a field or production environment in connection to agriculture business. Defined on site work schedule. Indoor and outdoor temperatures with varying temperatures and weather may be experienced. Working around slippery and uneven surfaces.
Note: Job descriptions are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
Our company is an equal opportunity employer committed to non-discriminatory employment practices abiding by the regulations as outlined by the EEOC. This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
Salary : $125,000 - $175,000