Farmworker
Employer
801 California Highway 246
Buellton, CA 93427
United States
Job description
Attend to live horses: feeding, watering, loading, maintain records on horses, assist in birthing, administer meds, vaccinations, or insecticides as
appropriate, clean and maintain housing areas, clean stalls, pens, and equipment. Workers must also halter, break, and care for young horses.
Clean rooms or work areas. Apply cleaning solvents and use hand / power tools. The workers will operate tractors to manage the track on the
farm where the horses train, to ensure safe footing and protect the horses; a water truck to deliver water to the horses, and a tractor to move
manure from horse stalls to the composting operation on the farm. Build or repair pens, yards, or cages. Handle animals: feed or water animals.
Groom animals and identify livestock characteristics. Administer medications or treatments. Advise animal owners regarding treatment of
animals. Recognize disease or parasites in animals and examine animals to detect illness, disease, or injury. Use animal disease control
techniques. Maintain production or work records and maintain administrative services procedures manual. Use herbicides, fertilizers, pesticides or related products. Mix chemicals, according to specifications and use portable hand spray equipment. Perform safety inspections in
agricultural setting.
Requirements: Must have 2 month experience. Workers must be physically fit to perform job duties without succumbing to excessive exhaustion
after break-in period. Workers will be provided safety training and will be expected to handle tools/equipment safely and carefully so to protect
the worker from potential injury. Extensive
pushing, pulling, walking, lifting, standing, stooping. Must tolerate extreme temperatures.
Special Requirements
Must have 3-months experience in working with horses and foals. Must have experience in handling and riding young horses.