General Farm Worker
Employer
45649 State Highway 12
Mills, NE 68753
United States
Job description
Performs duties like: check characteristics and general condition of livestock, apply appropriate care, examine animals to detect illness/injury, assist in delivery and night calving, apply or administer medication/vaccinations, mix feed/additives and feed/water; place mineral blocks, drive equipment, herd livestock to various pastures, ride horse or 4-wheeler to move cows; confine livestock in stalls, clean/disinfect livestock corrals/stalls/sheds, dock, castrate, brand, clip/tag and clamp livestock. Drive feed truck to deliver feed once it is mixed. Operate equipment for planting and harvesting hay; hoist/stack hay bales onto wagon/truck, repair and maintain barbed-wire fence, mow and spray for maintenance of cattle pastures, perform cleanup, and drive, load/unload pickup/ cattle trailers. The job entails working with animals and occasional exposure to herding hazards, such as cattle stampedes. Drive to town to pickup supplies.
Crops: Alfalfa, Prairie Hay
Special Requirements
Minimum of 3 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 75 pounds. The worker will be exposed to extreme temperatures. Extensive pushing and pulling is required. Frequent stooping 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.