Livestock Worker/ranch Hand
Employer
38900 Rd 719
Mccook, NE 69001
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. Perform duties related to livestock reproduction, such
as breeding animals within appropriate timeframes, performing artificial inseminations, and helping
with animal births. Spray livestock with disinfectants and insecticides, or dip or bathe animals.
Operate snow removal equipment in order to operate feed wagons. 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. Failure to
pass drug screen will result in termination of employment. Lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds. The worker
will be exposed to extreme temperatures. 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.