Winter Ranchhand
Employer
19 Thorsen Road
Shoshoni, WY 82649
United States
Job description
Perform any combination of the following tasks required in general ranch work and the production of livestock through winter months: administer emergency minor medical care to sick/injured pregnant animals using roping methods to gently immobilize animal without causing undue stress; break ice over frozen water sources; clean and disinfect livestock corrals, pens and handling facilities; evaluate and adjust feed rations for livestock according to body condition and season of production; examine animals to detect diseases and injuries; feed and water and ensure adequate provision of both; feed cake and mineral to cattle in pastures; load bales of hay and/or sacks of grain onto truck or trailer used for feeding; loading/unloading trucks; maintain/clean and fill water troughs and buckets; maintenance of farm structures and farm grounds; make certain animals have access to fresh water; mix and feed specific feed rations to cattle; perform preventative maintenance on equipment such as grease and oil checks; protect pregnant cows from harsh winter conditions; repair and/or maintain fence and facilities to ensure the safety and health of animals and forage; report to employer dehydration & other indicators of deterioration in animal body condition/behavioral changes indicating malnutrition or disease; use proper animal husbandry skill to prevent hypothermia/abortion/death; maintenance of farm structures and farm grounds.
Special Requirements
Required to: perform tasks capably and efficiently without close supervision, live and work singly or in small groups of workers in isolated areas for extended periods of time, to operate equipment and machinery required to perform job duties indicated in a safe and responsible manner, to maintain equipment and machinery to a standard established by the employer, work outdoors in all types of weather and may experience occasional exposure to hazards such as poisonous snakes, biting insects and extreme temperature, work with and around farm machinery such as tractors, UTVs and ATVs for supplemental feeding purposes and movement of livestock, handle animals using low stress handling methods.