Livestock Worker
Employer
51989 Dairy Lane
Charlo, MT 59824
United States
Job description
Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of cattle. The majority of the work activities during the overall contract period will be related to livestock production.
General Farm Work will include the following responsibilities :
drive and operate telehandler, dump truck, and manure spreader to load/haul/spread manure; operate telehandler to feed livestock; perform general cleanup of livestock areas; drive, load/unload trucks full of straw bedding for the livestock; operate vehicle, motor bike, or all-terrain vehicle in the course of performing duties; remove snow; remove fencing and corrals.
Duties related to the production of livestock will include the following: check physical characteristics, observe general condition of livestock and apply the appropriate care; examine animals to detect illness/injury/disease, rate of weight gain or to determine offspring delivery time; assist in delivery; apply or administer medications, vaccines and/or insecticides; mix feed/additives and feed/water livestock; drive equipment to haul/distribute feed/water; confine livestock in stalls; clean corrals/stalls/sheds; castrate, tag livestock; clean/disinfect livestock stalls/corrals/sheds; hoist/stack bales of hay onto wagon/truck.
Special Requirements
Applicants must have 20 days experience with livestock care.