Beef Cattle Care Technician I (Mead, NE) - University of Nebraska-Lincoln : Job Details

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is consistently recognized as a top employer by Forbes, offering a supportive work environment, robust professional development, and comprehensive benefits, making UNL the premier choice for career growth in the state.

We invest in our employees through benefits like:

* Tuition remission for full-time employees and dependents

* Retirement plans with university match

* Vacation, sick, and holiday pay

* Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance

We are looking for talented individuals like you to join our team and shape the future of livestock agriculture!

This position is located at the Eastern Nebraska Research, Extension, and Education Center (ENREEC) near Mead, Ithaca, Wahoo, and Ceresco, NE. Beef research conducted at ENREEC includes the Klosterman Feedlot Innovation Center, a state-of-the-art, commercial-scale feedlot research center that opened in June 2024. ENREEC is an easy 30 minute drive from either Lincoln or Omaha.

As a Beef Cattle Care Technician I, you will:

* Be directly responsible for care of cattle at the Beef Research Feedlot. This may include maintaining healthy cattle to be used for nutrition-based research, proper and timely delivery of feed, and operate associated farm and feeding equipment. Specific duties assigned could vary based on needs of the unit and/or skills of the successful candidate.

* Perform daily assessments and treatment of cattle and complete checks on associated facilities (i.e. fences, feed, water, etc.). Maintain and repair equipment and fences as needed.

* Assist with general construction and maintenance of facilities, cattle movements and support graduate students with research trials.

Outdoor work in inclement weather and irregular hours is required. Within the UNL system, this position is categorized as an Ag Research Technician I. Within the livestock industry this position may be referred to as a herdsman, feedlot hand, or cowboy.

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