Jobs at Friona Industries

Monitors cattle feed consumption, recommends and adjusts rations, and communicates feeding information to supervisors and dispatchers. Maintains clean, safe feed bunks and ensures equipment is properly positioned. Provides troubleshooting support, supervises the department when needed, drives feed trucks in the absence of drivers, and performs cleaning and light vehicle maintenance.

Monitors cattle health and welfare in a feedyard, identifies and reports illness, separates sick livestock, inspects water systems, assists with cattle movement and shipment, and maintains horses, tack, and facilities. The role requires safe horse riding, livestock handling, adherence to Beef Quality Assurance and safety standards, and exposure to demanding outdoor conditions.

Provides veterinary care for feedyard cattle by assisting with diagnosis, treatment, surgery, necropsies, animal restraint, medication preparation, and health monitoring. Manages treatment and inventory records, develops animal health metrics, trains feedyard doctors and cowboys, supports cattle sorting, and maintains care facilities. Requires bovine veterinary expertise, a veterinary technician license, bilingual English and Spanish communication, physical strength, and flexibility for weekends, holidays, on-call duties, and seasonal conditions.

Assists the Cattle Manager with daily feedyard operations, including supervising cattle-handling crews and employees, managing herd health, sorting and receiving cattle, maintaining inventories and facilities, coordinating cattle movements and schedules, documenting activities, and enforcing safety procedures. The role requires outdoor work, heavy lifting, livestock handling, computerized machinery operation, and knowledge of cattle nutrition, health, feeding, and Beef Quality Assurance practices.

Monitors cattle health and welfare in a feedyard, identifies and segregates sick livestock, inspects water systems, assists with cattle movement and shipment, and records health concerns. The role also involves doctoring cattle, handling and riding horses, maintaining tack and facilities, following Beef Quality Assurance and safety procedures, and working outdoors in varied weather conditions.

Maintains the health and welfare of feedyard cattle by observing livestock, identifying and reporting illness, segregating and transporting sick animals, inspecting water systems, assisting with cattle movement, and maintaining horses, tack, and facilities. The role requires safe horse riding and livestock handling, adherence to Beef Quality Assurance and safety procedures, and close collaboration with feedyard staff and veterinary personnel in outdoor conditions.

Leads accounting operations for a multi-location beef production company, overseeing financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, reconciliations, month-end close, controls, payables, treasury, fixed assets, leases, and compliance. Manages the accounting team, collaborates with location managers, auditors, tax professionals, and executives, and analyzes financial performance. The role also requires expertise in commodities, hedge strategies, derivative accounting, ERP systems, KPIs, and multi-site operations.

Paid, hands-on summer internship providing rotational experience in cattle processing, animal health, feedyard operations, pen maintenance, equipment, water systems, feed milling, ration preparation, feed delivery, bunk management, records, reporting, and administration. Interns complete a feedyard improvement project and present results to company leadership. Work is based at a Kansas or Texas location, with variable department start times and travel to the corporate office for final presentations.