Farm Worker

JOB DESCRIPTION

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life – to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies.
The Binding Site, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, is a global leader in specialty diagnostics that provides diagnostic assays and instruments to improve the diagnosis and management of blood cancers and immune system disorders. The Binding Site Freelite® offering is widely recommended for multiple myeloma diagnosis and monitoring across all stages of the disease by major clinical guideline publications. In addition, The Binding Site is an active and influential contributor to the broader scientific community. To find out more visit https://www.thermofisher.com/bindingsite.
Location: Benson, VT
The Binding Site VT specializes in the production of polyclonal antibodies, primarily in sheep, and is part of a larger diagnostic company based in England. We currently have a full-time, 40-hour position available for a Farm Worker on our busy USDA registered sheep farm and laboratory in Benson, VT.
Discover Impactful Work:
The full time Farm Worker will participate in and carry out all aspects of farming and general animal husbandry. They will be required to ensure that the farm and animals are maintained to a high standard and will be expected to operate efficiently and effectively within the department. They will be responsible for ensuring that all of their work is carried out in accordance with USDA, health and safety, and animal welfare procedures and guidelines, as well as company policies and standards.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Valid driving license required.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Knowledge and experience of working on a farm and/or with livestock.
• Knowledge and experience with operating farm equipment and vehicles

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

• Excellent communication and organizational skills (written and verbal)
• Able to communicate at all levels.
• Must be able to work in a team environment.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize workloads.
• Must be able to proactively problem solve.
• Attention to detail.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS / WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Dependability, reliability, and comfortable working in all weather extremes
• Must be flexible due to the unpredictable nature of working with animals and on a farm.
• Must be able to work weekends as part of the animal feeding staff rotation.
• Lift up to 50 pounds +/-
• Lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling
• Reaching, twisting, turning
• Walk on uneven, wet, slippery surfaces.

Please refer the Job description for details