Livestock Worker
Employer
52744 State Hwy P
Edina, MO 63537
United States
Job description
Duties may include: Perform duties related to livestock reproduction, such as breeding animals within appropriate timeframes, performing artificial inseminations, and helping with animal births. Mix feed, additives, and medicines in prescribed portions to ensure proper health and weight gain for calves. Clean stalls, pens, and equipment, using disinfectant solutions, brushes, shovels, water hoses, or pumps. Inspect, repair, and perform preventative maintenance on equipment, machinery, buildings, pens, yards, and fences. Drive trucks, tractors, and other equipment to distribute feed to animals. Examine animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and to check physical characteristics, such as rate of weight gain. Feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies, break ice dams, and repair and maintain watering systems for livestock & other related Livestock Worker activities as per SOC/OES 45-2093 (onetonline.org). Possible weekend/holiday work.
Special Requirements
Must be 18 years of age. Worker has 3 days from date of hire to show proof of legal authorization to work in the United States. Drug/alcohol/tobacco free work zone. Static strength; exert max muscle force to lift, push, pull, unload, carry objects up to 40lbs; may climb, walk, stand, reach, balance, sit, stoop, bend, squat, wash, clean: equip, grounds, area. All applicants must be able, willing and qualified to perform work described and must be available for the entire period specified. Variable weather conditions may apply. Worker must be able to obtain a valid US Driver's License within 2 weeks of reporting to work.