General Farm & Ranch
Employer
30615 Hogeland Rd.
Turner, MT 59542
United States
Job description
The General Farm & Ranch position will be required to perform any combination of the following tasks to attend to livestock and farming operation: monitor, care for and move livestock using 4-wheelers and side by sides to and from pastures for winter feeding while pastures are not producing feed; examine animals to detect diseases and injuries; assist with calving; place mineral blocks; vaccinate livestock, herd into corral and/or stall and manually restraining animals; apply medications to cuts and bruises; spray livestock with insecticide; assist with castration of livestock; clip identifying notches or brands animals; manually clean stalls/corrals. Must be able to make minor equipment repairs, and perform routine maintenance and cleaning of farm implements, and operate tractors and farm implements required to plant, cultivate, haul and harvest hay and other crops; must manually hoist/stack hay bales; pick rocks, repair/replace fence in rough terrain. Must be able to find and maintain bearings to grazing areas. The job entails working around farm machinery, a variety of farm animals as well as exposure to predators and snakes. Most duties are performed out of doors, and entail exposure to extreme heat, cold, dust, rain and other environmental conditions. Worker must be able to crouch, bend, lift and carry up to 100 pounds. Additional hours and split shifts needed during haying, calving season. Driving is required must have a valid drivers license to drive off the ranch. Increased wages or bonus may be possible depending on experience.
Special Requirements
Sunday- Worker may be requested to work but not obligated to do do. Average 50 hours/week. Depending on weather and seasonal activity hours can range from 40-70 per week. Night shifts expected during calving. Longer hours during haying and harvest. Minimum of 36 hour to be expected during rainy periods.
See Addendum C