Livestock Worker/ranch Hand
Employer
75920 Rd 332
Grant, NE 69140
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. Segregate animals according to weight, age, color, and physical
condition. Inspect, maintain, and repair equipment, 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. Protect herds from predators, using trained dogs.
Order food for animals, and arrange for its delivery. Perform duties related to livestock reproduction,
such as breeding animals within appropriate timeframes, performing artificial inseminations, and
helping with animal births. Patrol grazing lands on horseback or using all-terrain vehicles. Operate
snow removal equipment in order to operate feed wagons. Confine livestock in stalls. Remove ice
formed in water. Drive pick-up truck to town for cattle supplies on occasion.
Special Requirements
Minimum of 1 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. Repetitive movements 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.