Winter Ranchhand
Employer
MM 5 County Road 4
Craig, CO 81625
United States
Job description
Perform any combination of the following tasks to attend to livestock on the range: apply medications to cuts and bruises; break ice over frozen water sources; 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; lift and stack bales of hay and sacks of grain and mineral onto a feed truck or wagon; load bales of hay and/or sacks of grain onto truck or trailer used for feeding; make certain animals have access to fresh water; use proper animal husbandry skill to prevent hypothermia/abortion/death 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; break ice over frozen water sources; 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; feed cake and mineral to cattle in pastures; lift and stack bales of hay and sacks of grain and mineral onto a feed truck or wagon; load bales of hay and/or sacks of grain onto truck or trailer used for feeding; make certain animals have access to fresh water; mix and feed specific feed rations to cattle; use proper animal husbandry skill to prevent hypothermia/abortion/death.
Special Requirements
Required to: perform tasks capably and efficiently without close supervision. live and work singly or in small groups of workers in isolated areas for extended periods of time. to ride, handle and tend horses in a manner to assure the safety and health of the worker, co-workers, horses and livestock. work outdoors in all types of weather and may experience occasional exposure to hazards such as poisonous snakes, biting insects and extreme temperature. adhere to strict standards established by the employer for handling of the sheep, cleaning and sanitation of udders, and the maintenance, operation, cleaning, and sanitation of the premises, parlor, equipment, tools, and supplies. demonstrate competence in basic grooming practices including bathing, brushing, hoof care cleaning.