Livestock Worker/ranch Hand
Employer
16491 302nd Avenue
Gettysburg, SD 57442
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. Patrol
grazing lands on horseback or using all-terrain vehicles. 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. Lift and
carry items weighing up to 50 pounds. The worker will be exposed to extreme temperatures. Extensive pushing and
pulling is required. 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.