Livestock Worker/ranch Hand
Employer
12673 Us Hwy 160
Del Norte, CO 81132
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. 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. 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 75 pounds. The worker will be exposed
to extreme temperatures. Extensive pushing and pulling is required. Extensive walking 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.