Ranch Worker
Employer
1581 CR 312
Llano, TX 78643
United States
Job description
Ranch work. On foot & on horseback, incl. but not limited to herding, branding, calving, castrating, vaccinating, medicating, feeding. Loading & unloading grain & hay. Controlling predators & checking & maintaining livestock. Cut & clear brush with hand tools & machinery. Horse care incl. but not limited to stall cleaning, feeding, shoeing, training, foaling. Clean & repair tack. Service & repair equipment. Check, maintain, & repair water lines, tanks, windmills, pumps, roads, & fencing. Heavy workload during seasonal calving, foaling, working cattle, & during drought or other excessive weather conditions. Closed range. Lifting requirement 50#
Special Requirements
Must be able to ride, handle, & care for horses, & work cattle from horseback in a manner to ensure safety of worker, co-workers, & livestock. Must have basic working ability fence tools & other ranch implements. Must be reliable to perform assigned tasks capably & efficiently without close supervision. Absences and/or failure to perform required duties not tolerated. Must be willing & able to live &
work alone or in small groups in isolated areas. Work involves ranch animals, vehicles, machinery, outdoors in all types of weather (hot, cold, wet, etc) & risk of poisonous snakes, predators, rocky terrain, dust/sand storms, flash floods, brush fires. NO family, pets/animals with regard to housing. 3 months ranch work experience (references) required. Must be able to lift 50#