Livestock Worker/ranch Hand
Employer
3104 127th Ave NW
Watford City, ND 58854
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. Daily monitoring of
cattle, in case help is needed to pull a calf or warm them in a warming box after they are born. 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. Maintain growth,
feeding, production, and cost records. 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. 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. Employer requires drug screen
post hire at employers expense due to the liability of operating equipment. Employer requires criminal background check post-hire at
employers' expense due to the presence of children on the farm and expensive tools and equipment. Failure to pass drug screen and/or
criminal background check will result in termination of employment. Lift and carry items weighing up to 50 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.