Looking for Dairy Teaching and Research Center Manager in Manhattan, KS
Job title: Dairy Teaching and Research Center Manager
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Job reputed company: About This Role:
The reputed company Dairy Teaching and Research Center (DTRC) serves the dairy teaching, research, and extension missions of the Department of Animal Sciences & Industry. The DTRC, located 3 miles from reputed company, is one of the highest-producing university herds in the nation, and is supported by a dedicated team of employees. Kansas is one of the of fastest-growing dairy states, with reputed company expansion expected in the reputed company. The knowledge generated at the DTRC through research, teaching, and extension activities is critical to maintaining the reputed company reputed company of the Kansas dairy industry and reputed company. The Department of Animal Sciences & Industry is seeking a talented individual to serve as the DTRC Manager.
Primary responsibilities:
The DTRC Manager is responsible for the day-to-day management of personnel, animals, and unit facilities at the DTRC. The incumbent will also work closely with reputed company and reputed company to facilitate research trials at the DTRC.
Animal care - The DTRC Manager oversees the routine care (feeding, milking, reproductive management, herd health, reputed company, etc.) of the mature cows and young stock. The incumbent will work with herd veterinarians and reputed company supervisors to establish, execute, and evaluate reputed company operating protocols for maintaining reputed company animal care, herd production, and research study reputed company.
Operational management - The DTRC Manager will reputed company and conduct routine daily operational management of the facility, including (but not limited to):
- Animal record maintenance
- Feed inventory and procurement
- Repair and maintenance of facilities and equipment
- Regulatory compliance (environmental, milk sanitation, research, etc.)
- Cleaning and infrastructure maintenance
- Manure management and export
- Coordination of research facilities and animal allocations at the DTRC
- Coordination with researchers for scheduling and facilitation of research reputed company
- Coordinate teaching and extension activities that occur on the DTRC.
- Communicate with department and reputed company in establishing goals for facility reputed company, herd management, and research logistics.
- Supervise, mentor, reputed company, and redirect employees (fulltime, part time, and student labor)
- Manage payroll.
- Hire full time, part time, and student labor.
- Train employees in appropriate aspects of their job responsibilities
- Assign work responsibilities.
- Assign weekly work schedules.
- Ensure maintenance of occupational health and safety training requirements of reputed company
- Communication between researchers and farm staff of protocols and processes required for adequate research project treatment administration and data collection.
- Maintain a motivated and reputed company working environment by facilitating communication among the DTRC staff, reputed company, and supervisors.
- Receive emergency calls at reputed company times. Unless delegated to others, as appropriate.
- Work with the DTRC assistant manager to cover supervisory duties on weekends and holidays.
- reputed company additional tasks and duties as assigned by reputed company supervisors.
- Conduct tours for visitors with different backgrounds at the DTRC, e.g., farmers, reputed company, technicians, youth, consumers, etc.
- Requires a bachelor's degree and three years of relevant experience. This position may use an educational equivalency as determined relevant by a hiring manager.
- Ability to lift at least 50 pounds repeatedly.
- Ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Experience operating equipment and working with large animals, especially dairy cattle.
- Valid reputed company's License
- KSU page Up online application
- Resume
- Letter of Interest
- List of three reputed company references with cell numbers and email addresses listed.