Livestock Worker/ranch Hand

Job description

Performs any of the following tasks to attend to livestock: Maintain watering system. Operate snow removal equipment. 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. Apply medications to cuts and bruises, spray livestock with insecticide. Confine livestock in stalls. Clean livestock stalls and sheds using disinfectant solutions, brushes and shovels. Maintain livestock related buildings and equipment. Maintain feeding records. Drive to town to pick up supplies for cattle.

Livestock: Beef Cattle

Special Requirements

Minimum of 3 months of experience is required. Must be able to obtain a drivers license within 30 days of hire. Lift and carry items weighing up to 60 pounds. 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.