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Job Description
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of animal husbandry or animal care workers.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 45-1011.08
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “First-Line Supervisors of Animal Husbandry and Animal Care Workers”.
Also Known As…
- First-Line Supervisors of Animal Husbandry and Animal Care Workers
- Sow Farm Manager
- Herdsman
- Feed Manager
- Farm Supervisor
- Farm Manager
- Dairy Manager
- Dairy Farm Operations Manager
- Cattle Manager
- Animal Caretaker Supervisor
- Animal Care Supervisor
- Wool Shearing Supervisor
- Turkey Breeder Farm Manager
- Top Screw
- Swine Farm Manager
- Stock Ranch Supervisor
- Stock Raiser
- Sow Manager
- Shelter Supervisor
- Shelter Monitor
- Sheep Operations Manager
- Research Kennel Supervisor
- Research Dairy Farm Supervisor
- Ranch Manager
- Ramrod
- Poultry Hatchery Supervisor
- Poultry Farm Supervisor
- Parlor Manager
- Menagerie Superintendent
- Livestock Yard Supervisor
- Laboratory Animal Facility Supervisor
- Kennel Supervisor
- Kennel Staff Member
- Kennel Manager
- Horse Farm Manager
- Head Animal Keeper
- Hatchery Supervisor
- Hatchery Manager
- Gamekeeper
- Game Preserve Manager
- Game Farm Supervisor
- Farrowing Manager
- Dairy Farm Supervisor
- Corral Boss
- Camp Tender
- Camp Boss
- Breeder Complex Manager
- Beef Cattle Operations Manager
- Barn Manager
- Barn Boss
- Artificial Breeding Ranch Supervisor
- Animal Shelter Manager
- Animal Maintenance Supervisor
Tasks for “Ranch Supervisor”
- Monitor eggs and adjust incubator thermometers and gauges to facilitate hatching progress and to maintain specified conditions.
- Plan budgets and arrange for purchase of animals, feed, or supplies.
- Operate euthanasia equipment to destroy animals.
- Direct and assist workers in maintenance and repair of facilities.
- Treat animal illnesses or injuries, following experience or instructions of veterinarians.
- Prepare reports concerning facility activities, employees' time records, and animal treatment.
- Inspect buildings, fences, fields or ranges, supplies, and equipment to determine work to be performed.
- Study feed, weight, health, genetic, or milk production records to determine feed formulas and rations and breeding schedules.
- Inseminate livestock artificially to produce desired offspring.
- Recruit, hire, and pay workers.
- Investigate complaints of animal neglect or cruelty, and follow up on complaints appearing to require prosecution.
- Establish work schedules and procedures.
- Assign tasks such as feeding and treatment of animals, and cleaning and maintenance of animal quarters.
- Transport or arrange for transport of animals, equipment, food, animal feed, and other supplies to and from work sites.
- Train workers in animal care procedures, maintenance duties, and safety precautions.
- Confer with managers to determine production requirements, conditions of equipment and supplies, and work schedules.
- Perform the same animal care duties as subordinates.
- Observe animals for signs of illness, injury, or unusual behavior, notifying veterinarians or managers as warranted.
- Monitor animal care, maintenance, breeding, or packing and transfer activities to ensure work is done correctly.
Related Technology & Tools
- Veterinary intravenous IV sets
- Hoof trimmers
- Fumigators
- Egg washing machines
- Animal injection syringes
- Milking equipment
- Ear tagging equipment
- Post hole diggers
- Feed conveyors
- Long handle shovels
- Tail dockers
- Claw hammers
- Grain trucks
- Four wheel drive 4WD vehicles
- Cordless drills
- Balling guns
- Castration equipment
- Personal computers
- Debeakers
- Animal trailers
- Dust and particulate respirators
- Multipurpose tractors
- Poultry incubators
- Desktop computers
- Artificial insemination syringes
- Clipping equipment
- Snowplows
- Light pickup trucks
- Automatic watering devices
- Feed wagons
- Blood drawing syringes
- Handheld spray guns
- Digging spades
- Animal vaccination syringes
- Milk separators
- Shearing equipment
- Automated feed batch mixers
- Nebulizers
- Dehorners
- Egg grading machines
- Nail trimmers
- Horse saddles
- Horse bridles
- Egg candlers
- Electronic animal scales
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Office
- Valley Agricultural Software DairyCOMP 305
- Midwest MicroSystems Cow Sense
- Lion Edge Technologies Ranch Manager
- Valley Agricultural Software Feed Watch
- Cattlesoft CattleMax
- Sage 50 Accounting
- Microsoft Excel
- Spreadsheet software
- Data entry software
- Employee scheduling software