Assistant Livestock Health Technician at Ol Pejeta Conservancy (OPC)

Role Summary

Responsible in all spray races, attending each spray for accurate acaricide mixing and spray race supervision in each location and being in charge in the absence of Senior Livestock Health Technician for efficient and effective day to day responsibility to maintain high standards for livestock health and husbandry of the OPC herd in the best ways possible with the use of resources responsibly.

Responsibilities:

• On time diagnosis and treatment of all sick/clinical cases on the absence of Senior Animal Health as reported by, supervisors or any other livestock personnel.
• Responsible in monitoring spray race operation on a daily basis, mixing of acaricide and ensuring quantity used is observed.
• Supervision of spray race attendants and maintenance of spraying protocols.
• Recording and compiling daily field operations of livestock.
• Working together with Senior animal Health Technician in general breeding, artificial insemination, tapping bulls among others.
• Ensuring that all scheduled annual vaccination and immunization schedules are done within the required time and maintaining a record of the same.
• Reporting to the Head of Livestock & DM - livestock of any notifiable disease/s diagnosed in the course of doing treatments so that they can be reported to relevant authorities as required by law.
• Perform post mortems to all livestock dying either in the course of treatment or as a result of any other cause apart from disease, keep records of the same and create course of action after determining the cause/s of death.
• Maintaining highest standards of cleanliness/aseptic conditions where required and ensuring that the drug kits and other tools and equipment’s (syringe guns, drenching/dosing guns etc.) are kept clean and to the required standards.
• Keeping of all acaricide from store for weekly use and issuing to spray race attendants on his supervision.
• Recording of all acaricide used by giving out report on each spray race or hand spraying.
• Monitoring all spray races and immunization programs as well as conducted regular tick counts and acaricide sampling.
• Ensures the safety and cleanliness of documentation under own jurisdiction e.g. drug records, treatment records, death records etc.
• Adheres to the health and safety legal standards on the workplace as provided by the Act.
• Ensures proper usage of the personal protective equipment at all times while undertaking duties.
• Adheres to the company rules and regulations while maintaining a high sense of discipline.
• Handing over all the works and assignments to the supervisor or any other person in charge while leaving for off or leave.
• Carrying out any other duties that may be given at the discretion of the management

Qualifications and Skills:

Qualification.

•  Minimum certificate or Diploma in Animal Health and Production or any other relevant course.

Experience.

• Experience: Minimum of 5 years

Skills.

•  Great interpersonal, communication and collaboration skills