Livestock Center Manager

Job Summary: 

It is the responsibility of the Livestock Manager to provide daily oversight of all operations (beef, sheep, swine) at the Livestock Center to ensure the safe operation of the facility for the use of students, staff, and faculty. The Manager is responsible for the health and well being of all animals under their care at all times. The Manager will work together with the Dean of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences, Director of Agricultural Operations and faculty to provide an educational environment consistent with the mission of Delaware Valley University. 

Supervisory Responsibilities: 

• Oversees the daily workflow of direct reports including the Assistant Livestock Manager and student workers 
• Recruits, interviews, hires, and trains new student workers 
• Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations and feedback
• Sets yearly goals and initiatives for direct reports 
• Manages time off requests for staff 
  
  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Manage all aspects of the Livestock Operation 
• Provide exceptional animal care and herd management 
• Maintain timely and accurate budgetary control
• Meet animal revenue and production goals
• Maximize the education potential of the livestock center
• Provide support for class, lab, and professor use of the livestock facility
• Provide basic maintenance of facilities and equipment
• Other duties as assigned. 
  
  

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: 

• Knowledge of all pertinent livestock operations including experience with beef, sheep, and swine.
• Knowledge and experience with raising beef, sheep, and swine for education and production purposes.
• Ability to troubleshoot mechanical issues related to feed and ani
• Knowledge of livestock feed systems
  
  

Education and Experience: 

• B.S. in Animal Science or a related field or equivalent experience managing similar facilities 
• Minimum 2 years of Animal herd management 
• Experience Driving and Hauling Livestock 
  
  

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions: 

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer. 
• Frequently lifting 25 lbs or more 
• Typically standing or walking 
• Typically bending, crouching, stooping 
• Climbing ladders
• Using tools requiring high dexterity
• Outdoor exposure to weather 
• Exposure to chemicals 
• Exposure to moving machinery 
• Exposure to unpleasant odors 
• Exposure to animal feces and specimens 
• High noise environment 
• High dust, dirt, grease environment 
• Must hold valid driver’s license 
• May have an alternative work schedule 
• May be required to be on-call 
• Occasional travel
  
  

About the University:

Delaware Valley University (DelVal) is a private, comprehensive, nonprofit university educating students with a curriculum that emphasizes and requires experiential learning. Located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, about 30 miles north of Philadelphia, the University offers 28 undergraduate majors in business, arts and sciences, and agricultural and environmental sciences; 12 master's degrees; and a doctorate in education. Founded in 1896, DelVal has been cited by the National Society for Experiential Education as having the country's top experiential learning program, by Princeton Review as one of the best colleges in the Northeast, and by College Factual as having one of the top 20 animal science programs in the country.

Delaware Valley University is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce.