Cattle Worker
Employer
3071 Road 67
Harrsiburg, NE 69345
United States
Job description
All job duties are closely and directly related to the production of livestock.
Perform any combination of the following tasks attending to livestock: adhere to safety and animal handling procedures dictated by the employer; administer medication as needed; apply medications to cuts and bruises; assist feed mill operators with mixing feed and delivering to feed bunks; assist in the maintenance of tools, equipment and handling facilities necessary to production; assist livestock manager in monitoring pen inventories; assist with castration of livestock; assist with loading and unloading livestock according to shipping schedules; assist with the vaccination of livestock by herding into corrals and/or stalls or manually restraining animals; brand, tag, clip or otherwise mark young animals for identification purposes; break ice over frozen water sources; clean and disinfect livestock corrals, pens and handling facilities; count and load livestock onto trailers to send off to packing plant; deliver feed and supplements to livestock and operate the appropriate equipment required to ensure adequate provision of both; evaluate and adjust feed rations for livestock according to body condition and season of production; examine animals to detect diseases and injuries; handle livestock using low stress methods; hold horses for farriers and veterinarians; identify and administer appropriate medication for various health issues such as internal parasites, respiratory issues, injuries, etc.; inspect and clean livestock waterers; lift and stack bales of hay and sacks of grain and mineral onto a feed truck or wagon; maintain/clean and fill water troughs and buckets; mix and feed specific feed rations to cattle; monitor feed bunks, empty and clean when needed; move livestock to appropriate grazing areas to avoid undue stress on livestock; operate and tend equipment such as pickups, 4-wheelers, tractors, tub grinders and skid steers trailers (livestock, utility and flatbed); report to employer dehydration & other indicators of deterioration in animal body condition/behavioral changes indicating malnutrition or disease; segregate animals according to weight, age, color, and physical condition; Walk pens and check feed and water levels .
Special Requirements
Required to: perform tasks capably and efficiently without close supervision, to ride, handle and tend horses in a manner to assure the safety and health of the worker, co-workers, horses, dogs and livestock, to operate equipment and machinery required to perform job duties indicated in a safe and responsible manner, work outdoors in all types of weather and may experience occasional exposure to hazards such as poisonous snakes and large game animals, biting insects and extreme temperature, work with and around farm machinery such as tractors, UTVs and ATVs for supplemental feeding purposes and movement of livestock, handle animals using low stress handling methods, work as part of a team when needed, spray pastures and/or fence lines for poisonous plants and/or noxious weeds with herbicides to prevent livestock from consuming them, must be willing and able to spend the majority of workdays checking livestock on horseback.