Livestock Worker/ranch Hand
Employer
36061 County Road 36
Bethune, CO 80805
United States
Job description
Performs any of the following tasks to attend to livestock: Maintain watering system/breaking ice. Operate snow removal equipment in order to operate feed trucks. Maintain the feeding equipment. Mix feed and additives, fill feed troughs with feed and water for livestock. Examine animals to detect diseases and injuries. Vaccinate/process animals. Apply medications to cuts and bruises, spray livestock with insecticide. Confine livestock in pens. Clean manure from livestock pens and sheds, using disinfectant solutions, brushes and shovels. Maintain buildings. Maintain cost records. Haul water to cattle. Must be able to weld fences. Prepare fences for summer pastures. Drive to town to pick up cattle supplies.
Special Requirements
Minimum of 1 months of experience is required. Must be able to obtain a drivers license within 30 days of hire. Employer requires criminal background check post-hire at employers expense due to the presence of children on the farm. Failure to pass criminal background check will result in termination of employment. Lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds. The worker will be exposed to extreme temperatures. Extensive pushing and pulling is required. Overtime and taking holiday is mandatory. 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.