Ranch Hand

Job description

Perform any of the following tasks to attend to livestock: Maintain heated watering system. Operate snow removal equipment in order to operate feed wagons. Mix feed and additives, fill feed troughs with feed and water for livestock. Remove ice formed in water. Examine animals to detect diseases and injuries. Vaccinate animals by placing vaccine in drinking water or feed using syringes and hypodermic needles. Apply medications to cuts and bruises, spray livestock with insecticide. Confine livestock in stalls washes and clip them to prepare them for calving. Assist veterinarian in delivery of offspring. Bind or clamp testes or surgically remove testes to castrate livestock. Clip identifying notches or symbols on animal, or brand animal, using branding iron, to indicate ownership. Clean livestock stalls and sheds, using disinfectant solutions, brushes and shovels. Maintain buildings and equipment. Make a trip to haul equipment. Maintain breeding, feeding and costs records. Drive truck to pick up feed.

Crop Activity: Cattle

Special Requirements

Must be able to get driver's license within 30- 90 days of hire. Exposure to extreme temperatures. Extensive pushing or pulling. Extensive sitting or walking. Frequent stooping or bending over. Repetitive movements. Basic literacy and arithmetic requirement. 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.