Directly supervise and coordinate activities of animal husbandry or animal care workers.
- Animal Keeper, Head
- Barn Boss
- Camp Tender
- Manager, Animal Shelter
- Manager, Game Preserve
- Supervisor, Animal Maintenance
- Supervisor, Artificial Breeding Ranch
- Supervisor, Dairy Farm
- Supervisor, Game Farm
- Supervisor, Kennel
- Supervisor, Laboratory Animal Facility
- Supervisor, Livestock-Yard
- Supervisor, Poultry Farm
- Supervisor, Poultry Hatchery
- Supervisor, Research Dairy Farm
- Supervisor, Research Kennel
- Supervisor, Stock Ranch
- Supervisor, Wool-Shearing
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- Assign tasks such as feeding and treatment of animals, and cleaning and maintenance of animal quarters.
- Confer with managers to determine production requirements, conditions of equipment and supplies, and work schedules.
- Direct and assist workers in maintenance and repair of facilities.
- Establish work schedules and procedures.
- Inseminate livestock artificially to produce desired offspring.
- Inspect buildings, fences, fields or ranges, supplies, and equipment in order to determine work to be performed.
- Investigate complaints of animal neglect or cruelty, and follow up on complaints appearing to require prosecution.
- Monitor animal care, maintenance, or breeding; or packing and transfer activities to ensure work is done correctly.
- Monitor eggs and adjust incubator thermometers and gauges to facilitate hatching progress and to maintain specified conditions.
- Observe animals for signs of illness, injury, or unusual behavior; notifying veterinarians or managers as warranted.
- Operate euthanasia equipment to destroy animals.
- Perform the same animal care duties as subordinates.
- Plan budgets and arrange for purchase of animals, feed, or supplies.
- Prepare reports concerning facility activities, employees' time records, and animal treatment.
- Recruit, hire, and pay workers.
- Study feed, weight, health, genetic, or milk production records in order to determine feed formulas and rations and breeding schedules.
- Train workers in animal care procedures, maintenance duties, and safety precautions.
- Transport or arrange for transport of animals, equipment, food, animal feed, and other supplies to and from worksites.
- Treat animal illnesses or injuries, following experience or instructions of veterinarians.
- administer medications or treatments
- analyze operational or management reports or records
- artificially inseminate livestock
- assign work to staff or employees
- conduct or attend staff meetings
- conduct training for personnel
- construct, erect, or repair wooden frameworks or structures
- consult with managerial or supervisory personnel
- develop budgets
- develop policies, procedures, methods, or standards
- develop staffing plan
- dictate correspondence
- direct and coordinate activities of workers or staff
- establish employee performance standards
- examine animals to detect illness, disease, or injury
- handle animals
- hire, discharge, transfer, or promote workers
- identify crop characteristics
- identify livestock characteristics
- investigate complaints, disturbances, or violations
- make presentations
- monitor animal care
- monitor forage plant growth
- monitor production machinery/equipment operation to detect problems
- monitor worker performance
- order or purchase supplies, materials, or equipment
- orient new employees
- oversee work progress to verify safety or conformance to standards
- perform animal euthanasia
- perform safety inspections in agricultural, forestry, or fishing setting
- plan meetings or conferences
- plan or organize work
- prepare or maintain employee records
- prepare reports
- recognize disease or parasites in animals
- recommend purchase or repair of furnishings or equipment
- recruit employees
- requisition stock, materials, supplies or equipment
- resolve agricultural production problems
- resolve or assist workers to resolve work problems
- schedule employee work hours
- study production records
- transport passengers or cargo
- treat medical condition of patient
- understand second language
- use animal disease control techniques
- use herbicides, fertilizers, pesticides or related products
- use oral or written communication techniques
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