Pullet Health Specialist
Vital Farms
Springfield, MO, USA
Posted on Oct 29, 2024
Finding the right place to grow your career isn’t (over) easy, so we’re here to help by sharing a few reasons why the grass is greener at Vital Farms. We think you’ll appreciate our focus on Conscious Capitalism, which drives business decisions that benefit all our stakeholders (leading to even better business results). You might be drawn to our innovative approach and refusal to settle for the “way things have always been done.” Or you could find it exciting to grow your skills while working for an industry-leading brand. Whether you’re into our values, our brand, or our egg-cellent puns, we hope you’ll join our Crew and help us change the world 108 square feet at a time!
At Vital Farms, we are proud of our incredible stakeholders, and the diversity they represent from all areas and communities in which we operate and serve. We view this as a source of strength for us and your job is to help us make it even better.
Your Role:
The Pullet Health Specialist will play a pivotal role in ensuring our birds receive the best care program to keep them healthy. You will maintain inventory, ordering, and delivering supplies from a central warehouse in Springfield, MO. Reporting to the Pullet Administration and Process Manager, you will assist our support techs and farm compliance team with organizing supplies and reporting results for monitoring the health of our birds. Your efforts will contribute to the success of our birds performance on the lay farms, and providing them with lasting protection against health challenges.
What You'll Do:
- Use the vaccine, swab, and testing schedule to maintain stock levels of inventory at both warehouse and on farm
- Make orders with manufacturers to re-stock warehouse
- Schedule and make deliveries of supplies to farms based on flock schedules
- Assist with Administering Vaccines when applicable
- Act as point of contact with laboratory for managing sample deliveries and reporting results to the pullet team
- Work with farm compliance team to ensure all testing and reporting is in line with regulatory guidance
- Update health program based on guidance from veterinary team, especially regarding new health challenges affecting the poultry industry
- Collaborate with pullet team to continuously improve the health program based on bird performance
What You Bring to the Table:
- Bachelor's degree in Animal Science or related field; will consider experience as substitute for education
- 4+ years’ experience in the poultry industry, veterinary practice, or similar roles, with a strong understanding of agricultural production systems and practices.
- Experience with cold chain, temp checking and vaccine best practices preferred
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks, manage deadlines, and coordinate cross-functional teams.
- Experience managing inventory with great attention to detail and strong organizational skills
- Flexibility to travel as needed to rural locations and work occasional weekends or evenings as needed.
- Ability to travel 10% for company onboarding, team meetings and other business needs
- Proficient in MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
- You’re no hero – You know the power of teamwork and celebrate the work of others before your own
- You give a sh*t – You believe in acting like an owner and making Vital Farms a place to be proud of
- You raise the standards – You know growth can be hard, but you strive to improve yourself and others each day
- You can walk in someone else’s boots – You seek to understand other’s viewpoints and think that you get to better answers by sitting on the same side of the table
- You don’t walk on eggshells – You’re not afraid to leave the bullsh*t behind and have honest conversations.
What We Bring to the Table:
- A fast-paced, energetic, remote environment with passionate people who are leading a movement to bring ethically produced food to the table.
- Competitive pay and benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, and Paid Parental Leave, just to name a few).
- Generous retirement contributions: 401(k) + 3% Contribution from Day 1.
- Annual bonus and equity grant (subject to business results and company approval)
- Free eggs and butter, along with friends and family discounts.
- Fun team SWAG that will make you the talk of the town.
- Professional development opportunities and an amazing team dedicated to your growth.
At Vital Farms, compensation decisions are dependent upon a variety of factors, which may include, but are not limited to, skill level, experience, education, training, market demands, and business needs. A reasonable estimate of the current starting annual base salary for this position is $65,000 - $85,000. Please keep in mind that hiring at the maximum end of the range would not be typical in order to allow for potential continued future salary growth.
Who We Are:
Vital Farms, a Certified B Corporation, offers a range of ethically produced foods nationwide. Started on a single farm in Austin, Texas, in 2007, Vital Farms became a national consumer brand that works with 350 family farms and is the leading U.S. brand of pasture-raised eggs by retail dollar sales. Vital Farms’ products, including shell eggs, butter, hard-boiled eggs, and liquid whole eggs, are sold in over 24,000 stores nationwide. Vital Farms’ ethics are exemplified by its focus on the humane treatment of farm animals and sustainable farming practices. In addition, as a Delaware Public Benefit Corporation, Vital Farms prioritizes the long-term benefits of each of its stakeholders, including farmers and suppliers, customers and consumers, communities and the environment, crew members, and stockholders. In short, we exist to improve the lives of people, animals, and our planet through food.
Next Steps:
Shortly after you complete your application, you'll receive a follow-up email elaborating on any potential next steps in our process. If you don't immediately receive said follow-up email, we would highly encourage you to check your spam filter!
In order to fulfill Vital Farms mission to “bring ethically produced food to the table,” we seek to build teams that leverage diverse perspectives to create a welcoming and innovative environment that is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunities.
To that end, we make employment decisions based on qualifications, merit, and business need. Vital Farms does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender and gender identity, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, marital status, age, national origin, citizenship status, military or veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Notification to Agencies:
**Vital Farms is not accepting unsolicited third-party recruitment agencies in the hiring process for this role. If you are a potential candidate interested in a role with Vital Farms, please submit an application directly.