Livestock/ranch Worker
Employer
4050 Topaz Park Road (including fields/worksites in Nevada and California within a 30-mile radius)
Gardnerville, NV 89410
United States
Job description
Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of alfalfa, cattle, garlic, and grass. The majority of the work activities during the overall contract period, however, will be related to livestock production; workers possessing the proper licensure may be asked to transport other farm workers.
Duties related to the production of livestock will include the following: check physical characteristics, observe general condition of livestock and apply the appropriate care; observe animals to detect illness/injury/disease, rate of weight gain or to determine offspring delivery time; assist in delivery; apply or administer medications, vaccines and/or insecticides; mix feed/additives and feed/water livestock; place mineral blocks; drive equipment to haul/distribute feed/water; herd livestock; ride a horse; rope cattle; confine livestock in stalls; clean corrals/stalls/sheds; dock, castrate, brand, clip/tag and clamp livestock; clean/disinfect livestock stalls/corrals/sheds; maintain records on animals; hoist/stack bales of hay onto wagon/truck.
Incidental flood irrigation duties will include the following: shovel and pack dirt in low spots of embankment or cut trenches in high areas to direct water flow; close gate in ditch/pipe when bordered section is flooded; shovel or hoe soil to clear ditches/furrows and build embankments to appropriately channel water.
Special Requirements
Applicants must have 3 months experience with the production of cattle and provide the contact information of at least one reference who can verify experience and performance.