Ranch Worker
Employer
4633 CR 405A
Llano, TX 78643
United States
Job description
Ranch work. On horseback & foot, incl. but not limited to herding, sorting, calving, castrating, branding, horn tipping, vaccinating, feeding. Unloading & loading grain & hay. Controlling predators. Checking & maintaining livestock. Cut & clear brush with hand tools & machinery. Horse care incl. but not limited to stall cleaning, feeding, shoeing, training, foaling. Clean & repair tack. Service & repair equipment. Check, maintain, & repair water lines, pumps, roads & fences. Heavy workload during seasonal breeding, calving, foaling, working cattle, training colts, & during drought or other excessive weather conditions.
Special Requirements
Must be able to ride, handle, & care for horses & work cattle from horseback in a manner to assure safety of worker, co-workers & livestock. Must have basic working ability with fence tools & other ranch implements. Must be reliable to perform assigned tasks capably & efficiently without close supervision. Absences and/or failure to perform required duties not tolerated. Must be willing & able to lift 50#. Must be willing & able to work alone or in small groups in isolated areas. Work involves ranch animals, vehicles, machinery, outdoors in all types of weather (hot, cold, wet, etc) & risk of poisonous snakes, rocky terrain, storms, flash floods, brush fires. NO family, pets/animals with regard to housing. 3 months experience (references required).