Hay Farm/livestock Worker
Employer
19555 Hwy 220
Casper, WY 82604
United States
Job description
Perform any combination of the following tasks to attend to livestock on the range: apply herbicides to noxious, invasive and poisonous plant species on grazing areas; apply medications to cuts and bruises; assist with irrigating forage; attend to pregnant livestock and newborn offspring (including night checks); brand, tag, clip or otherwise mark young animals for identification purposes; build and/or maintain fence and facilities to ensure the safety and health of animals and forage; examine animals to detect diseases and injuries; feed and water and ensure adequate provision of both; guard against predatory animals and from eating poisonous and/or noxious plants; herd to appropriate grazing area; lift and stack bales of hay and sacks of grain and mineral onto a feed truck or wagon; spray livestock with insecticide
Perform any combination of the following tasks to attend to livestock at the ranch: apply medications to cuts and bruises; assist in the maintenance of tools, equipment and handling facilities necessary to production; assist with castration of livestock; assist with irrigating forage; assist with the vaccination of livestock by herding into corrals and/or stalls or manually restraining animals ; attend to pregnant livestock and newborn offspring (including night checks); brand, tag, clip or otherwise mark young animals for identification purposes; build and/or maintain fence and facilities to ensure the safety and health of animals and forage; evaluate the condition of the crop/weather and adjust harvesting and post-harvest activity based on evaluation; examine animals to detect diseases and injuries; feed and water and ensure adequate provision of both; guard against predatory animals and from eating poisonous and/or noxious plants; lift and stack bales of hay and sacks of grain and mineral onto a feed truck or wagon; maintain/drive/attach and operate farm implements/tractors/equipment to till soil, plant, cultivate, fertilize, apply chemicals and harvest crops; spray livestock with insecticide
Special Requirements
Required to: demonstrate commonsense and awareness of safe equine handling procedures, i.e. no running in barns, shouting, abusing animals, leaving gates/stall doors/feed rooms open or smoking in and around barns, sheds or hay storage, work with, repair and maintain both set field fence and temporary electric fence, spray pastures and/or fence lines for poisonous plants and/or noxious weeds with herbicides to prevent livestock from consuming them, assist with fire suppression and control to protect livestock and forage in the event that wildfires arise, Workers receive daily supervision and on-site training (1-3 months). No independent operation of farm equipment with out supervisor approval and safety check, 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