Ranch Hand; Farm Worker
Employer
2301 240th St.
Doon, IA 51235
United States
Job description
Duties may include: Assist with Large Beef herd calving season by herding livestock off pasture ground to fenced pen lots and calving pens. Assist in processing of calves by examining animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and to check physical characteristics, such as rate of weight gain. Drive trucks, tractors, and other equipment to distribute feed to animals during winter months when cattle can't graze, check water supplies and break up any ice, mix feed, additives, and medicines in prescribed portion to ensure proper weight gain of calves. Inspect, maintain, and repair equipment, machinery, buildings, pens, yards, and fences. Clean stalls, pens, and equipment, using disinfectant solutions, brushes, shovels, water hoses, or pumps, & other related Ranch Hand; Farm Worker activities as per SOC/OES 45-2093 (onetonline.org). Possible weekend/holiday work. Schedule may vary due to weather and livestock needs.
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 50lbs; 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. Based on Employer's discretion/cost: Worker may have random drug/alcohol testing during employment: positive test/refusal to abide = dismissal. Variable weather conditions may apply. Worker must be able to obtain a valid US Driver's License within 2 weeks of reporting to work.