Farm Veterinarian

Company Description

Pilmico Foods Corporation is the integrated agribusiness and food company of Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. (AEV). Composed of four divisions: Flour, Feeds & Animal Health, Farms, and Trading, we are well positioned at the beginning of the value chain. True to our brand promise of being Partners for Growth, we nurture our business and communities by providing business solutions and building partnerships for growth.

We operate in the Philippines nationwide and have a growing international presence in the following ASEAN countries: Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and Hong Kong.

Investing in talent and upholding Aboitiz values of Integrity, Teamwork, Innovation, and Responsibility are key drivers to sustaining the growth of our business.

Here at Pilmico, we value each talent for the unique contribution they bring to the organization. We recognize that today’s global workforce is made up of diverse individuals with different skills, abilities and aspirations that enable them to achieve superior results; as such, we select our partners based on these attributes that are not typically found in someone’s resume.

We are advocates of self-development and believe that people’s success lies in their passion to learn something new and different every day. This is why our hiring philosophy is to open up and give equal opportunity to any talent regardless of where they are today in pursuit of education.

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Farm Veterinarian is responsible for ensuring the maintenance and improvement of the health status of all animals in the assigned farms by implementing the herd health programs, biosecurity procedures and monitoring of inventory of veterinary products used to implement such programs in order to achieve production volume targets and swine operational efficiency.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

Manages Health, Mortality and Morbidity Rates

• Implements herd health programs for the assigned farms. Updates the farms' vaccination and medication programs when needed and recommends therapeutic regimen in cases as they arise.
• Conducts routine rounds in the farms to check on health status of animals and responds to control disease situations.
• Conducts over-all assessment of the management and husbandry practices in the farms to evaluate factors that may influence and impact the herd health.
• Conducts medication and vaccination trials including other veterinary and production related trials and evaluates regularly health and performance status of pigs under the trial.
• Performs necropsy of pigs and submits findings to Farm Manager and Veterinary Manager and provides assessment based on historical background, relevant data, clinical and necropsy findings.
• Submits specimens and samples to external party for diagnostics and analysis to check health status of herd.
• Conducts regular health screening and ensures that all needed diagnostic procedures are accomplished in a timely manner.
• Ensures that all veterinary related documents and reports are accomplished and submitted in a timely manner.
  
  

Compliance to Farm Biosecurity Policies and SOPs

• Ensures that the company’s biosecurity policies and SOPs are strictly followed.
• Conducts regular biosecurity audits to ensure compliance on the biosecurity procedures.
• Explores on processes, products, technologies and practices that may help improve the existing biosecurity procedures.
• Provides biosecurity recommendations to further improve the farms' biosecurity procedures.
  
  

Inventory Monitoring

• Checks inventory of veterinary stocks and ensures that stocks are sufficient all the time.
• Ensures that veterinary stocks are available for use in the farms.
• Ensures proper management of near expiry medicines and vaccines including other veterinary stocks to avoid or minimize expiring stocks.
• Ensures proper implementation of biosecurity procedures for incoming stocks in the farms.
  
  

Coordination with Government Agencies

• Prepares and signs veterinary documents, e.g. Pedigree Certificate, Veterinary Health Certificate, Vaccination Records, etc.
• Prepares documents and facilitates the processes necessary to secure veterinary shipping documents and other veterinary certificates, permits or licenses.
• Coordinates with relevant government agencies to ensure smooth and seamless transactions in the shipment of hogs.
• Represents the Pilmico Farms in veterinary-related activities and other concerns.
  
  

Other Duties

• Controls medication and other veterinary related costs and aims to reduce them whenever necessary.
• Conducts training of farm personnel on animal diseases and symptoms and cascades updates on animal health.
• Facilitates creation, development, delivery and implementation of the Pilmico Farms training programs.
  
  

Qualifications

Education

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine.
  
  

License

• Must be a licensed Veterinarian.
  
  

Experience

• 3 years experience as Veterinarian in a 1,000 sow-level commercial swine farm.
• Fresh graduates with a license are welcome to apply.
  
  

Additional Information

Work Conditions

Physical Effort

• Moderate physical effort, working with moderate heavy weight (10 to 20kg)