Livestock Assistant
Posted Today by Peterson Energy Logistics
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
Summary: The Livestock Assistant is tasked with managing livestock from Serco Northlink containers, herding them into designated pens, and facilitating their transport to trucks for delivery. The role also involves maintaining cleanliness in the livestock shed and ensuring containers are suitable for use. Candidates should possess relevant livestock handling qualifications and experience, along with a strong understanding of animal welfare. Effective communication and compliance with safety standards are essential for success in this position.
Key Responsibilities:
- Handle various livestock from Serco Northlink containers.
- Herd livestock into allocated pens inside the livestock shed.
- Guide livestock into trucks for onward delivery.
- Clean the livestock shed and containers.
- Ensure all containers are fit for purpose.
Key Skills:
- General livestock handler certification or long-term experience with livestock.
- Ability to identify all types of livestock diseases.
- Good working knowledge of all livestock.
- Good standard of general wellbeing.
- Knowledge of safe handling of livestock.
- Good communication skills.
- Animal Welfare Certification.
- Experience in livestock handling and management.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Aberdeen
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
The Livestock Assistant is responsible for handling various livestock from Serco Northlink containers and herding livestock into allocated pens inside the livestock shed and thereafter segregating and guiding livestock into various trucks for onward delivery. Duties also include the cleaning of the shed and containers and ensuring all containers are fit for purpose. If your skills, experience, and qualifications match those in this job overview, do not delay your application.
Qualifications & Experience: General livestock handler certification or long term experience in working with livestock. The ability to identify all types of livestock diseases. Good working knowledge of all livestock. A good standard of general wellbeing. Good knowledge of safe handling of all livestock. Good communication skills.
Performance Measures Accurate and timely livestock handling. Compliance with safety and welfare standards. Effective facility operations and positive supervisor feedback.
Qualifications & Experience Animal Welfare Certification. Experience in livestock handling and management.
Our Company From our roots in agricultural inspections, Peterson and Control Union have been operating for nearly 100 years in the field of logistics, quality, certifications and risk management. Our in-depth knowledge and experience covers all aspects of the supply chain in many industries including agriculture, energy, forestry, sustainability and textiles.