Position Announcement: Swine Veterinarian

April 21, 2015 — Murphy Brown LLC, Algona, Iowa

Murphy Brown, LLC seeks a swine veterinarian based in Algona, Iowa, to provide real-time, on-site veterinary support to the Midwest Wean-to-Finish and Midwest Sow Operations in all aspects of swine production. Duties include:

• Provide input and oversight to system health related improvement programs and production practice quality assurance initiatives.

• Fully integrates efforts/activities within the framework and consistent with the direction of the production management team and veterinary team.

• Ensures communication and system’s efforts to ensure production team’s efforts are directed toward system-wide optimization.

• Leads and directs systems practices to ensure animal movement and testing requirements are being completed consistent with state and federal regulatory requirements.

• Ensure both the Pork Industry and Company objectives, standards, and initiatives are carried out at the regional level including administration of health plans, disease/pathogen monitoring, PQA measures, food safety, and animal welfare policy.

• Assists with coordination of health SOP’s with regional production managers and other health specialists.

• Understands all certification requirements and is responsible for getting all production managers and specialists exposed to the required standards for assessment.

• Provides all appropriate staff with current health documentation and assures performance to defined standards.

• Provides timely, accurate reports, documentation and data to internal/external customers.

• Monitors current and new system health and food safety regulations to ensure our compliance.

• Monitors Production capabilities that ensures optimum performance standards through biosecurity, system design, health improvement initiatives, and genetics.

• Conducts Pork Quality Assurance Training.

• Mentors, directs, and coaches designated Midwest production and veterinary support staff.

• Responsible for being in compliance with all environmental laws and procedures to which the company subscribes.

• Report all environmental issues immediately to their supervisor.

• Read and understand the company’s emergency notification process and will be responsible for reviewing that policy at their work site

• Performs all other duties as defined by manager.

Education Requirements/Experience Requirements:

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

• 1-3 years post-graduate experience preferred in swine medicine

• Pre-employment physical and drug screen

• Current and valid drivers license with acceptable MVR

• PQA certification

• Proven working knowledge of Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Access, Internet are preferred.

• Must be available for occasional travel

• Must be available to work nights and weekends when necessary

• Must understand that the Midwest Operations is a producer of high quality pork for human consumption and must be supportive of the mission of raising swine for meat.

To Apply:

Applicants should send resume to rosaliekain@murphybrownllc.com.