Animal Welfare Auditor at Christensen Farms

Position Overview:

This position involves collaborating with production leadership to support farms by ensuring quality controls that uphold CF and regulatory standards. The Animal Welfare Auditor will deliver training to animal caretakers related to animal wellbeing, conduct on-farm assessments and audits, develop corrective action plans, and ensure the resolution of identified non-compliances. Individuals in this role will be expected to cultivate strong working relationships with leaders and caretakers to effectively implement solutions and ensure compliance.

From Our Manager:

In this role, you'll be a trusted partner to our farms-helping ensure the wellbeing of our animals through meaningful relationships, hands-on support, and a shared commitment to doing what's right. Your work will directly shape the health of our herds and the strength of our company." - Hiring Manager

What You Will Do:

• Manage audits in line with biosecurity standards.
• Effectively organize and prioritize tasks, take full ownership of scheduling, and independently meet deadlines.
• Demonstrate proficiency in adhering to audit standards, ensuring compliance with established guidelines and procedures, and in doing so upholding the integrity and accuracy of audit processes and reports.
• Conduct, document, and communicate outcomes of assessments related to animal wellbeing, environmental safety, and other critical areas throughout the system.
• Accurately input and manage data into multiple designated systems and promptly communicate findings to relevant stakeholders to ensure corrective actions are taken in a timely manner.
• Conduct CF Annual Certification for both Contract and Employee locations (fulfills PQA Plus requirement).
• Support farms by providing specialized training as requested/needed regarding animal welfare practices.
• Support departments as needed during external 3rd party audits.
• Identify and effectively communicate areas of opportunity beyond the scope of the audit, contributing to continuous systemic enhancement.

What You Offer Us:

• Professional, 2 or 4 year degree or equivalent experience.
• Livestock and/or relevant industry experience preferred.
• TQA, PQA Plus Advisor Certification preferred.
• PAACO Swine Auditor Certification preferred.
• Bilingual proficiency in Spanish is preferred.

What We Offer You:

• A strong career track with opportunities to grow.
• We offer a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, a flexible spending account (FSA), life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, a 401(k) plan, paid holidays, paid time off bank, an employee assistance program (EAP), and more.
• Be an active part of an organization that gives back to the community in many ways – including feed programs that support local farms, food shelf programs, food support for veterans, agriculture education and promotion, FFA/4H support, charitable contributions, etc.
• A company that has a passionate purpose for food safety, animal welfare, and for living its core values every day – respect, integrity, excellence, adaptability, and innovation.
• A culture that fosters employee growth, hybrid work options, promotion from within, and a highly team-oriented workplace environment.
• The targeted base pay range for this role is $43,378 to $71,887 with this range reflecting differences in candidate knowledge, skills, and experience.

Travel Requirements:

Position requires occasional overnight travel to accomplish training and audit requirements for all live animal operations. Additional travel to achieve certification or continuing education may also be required. The estimated overnight travel is 5 nights per month.

Specialized or Motorized Equipment and/or Tools:

This position will require operating a company vehicle, or occasional mileage reimbursement. Any employment offer for this position is contingent upon the review of your motor vehicle record (MVR). The MVR will be reviewed to determine insurability based on CF's insurance carrier and company policy.

Reports To:

Animal Wellbeing Supervisor

Christensen Farms promotes a culture of inclusion and strives to attract a diverse set of candidates for each of our open positions. We are an equal employment opportunity employer and proud to offer employment and growth opportunities to all candidates without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or veteran status.