Livestock Worker/ranch Hand
Employer
36061 County Road 36
Bethune, CO 80805
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. Maintain heated watering system. 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. Maintain growth, feeding, production, and cost
records. 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
criminal background check post-hire at employers' expense due to the presence of children on the farm. Failure to pass 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. Extensive pushing and pulling is required. Overtime and taking holiday is mandatory. 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.