Livestock Worker/ Ranch Hand
Employer
33035 281st St
Dallas, SD 57529
United States
Job description
Feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies. Herd livestock to pastures for grazing or to
scales, trucks, or other enclosures. Examine animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and to check
physical characteristics, such as rate of weight gain. Provide medical treatment, such as administering
medications and vaccinations, or arrange for veterinarians to provide more extensive treatment. Mark
livestock to identify ownership and grade, using brands, tags, paint, or tattoos. Maintain heated watering
system. Inspect, maintain, and repair machinery, buildings, pens, yards, and fences. Move equipment or
livestock from one location to another, manually or using trucks or carts. Clean stalls, pens, and equipment,
using disinfectant solutions, brushes, shovels, water hoses, or pumps. Mix feed, additives, and medicines in
prescribed portions. Shift animals between grazing areas to ensure that they have sufficient access to food.
Perform duties related to livestock reproduction, such as breeding animals within appropriate timeframes,
performing artificial inseminations, and helping with animal births. Groom, clip, trim, or castrate animals, dock
ears and tails, or shear coats to collect hair. Spray livestock with disinfectants and insecticides, or dip or
bathe animals. Remove ice formed in water.
Special Requirements
Minimum of 3 months of experience is required. Must be able to obtain a driver's license within 30
days of hire. Lift and carry items weighing up to 60 pounds. The worker will be exposed to extreme
temperatures. Extensive walking is required. Frequent stooping is required. Wage rate may increase
with verifiable experience. Employer may reward exceptional work with monetary or other benefits in
addition to those listed here in his sole discretion.