General Ranch Hand
Employer
211 Burnt Station Rd
Plevna, MT 59344
United States
Job description
The General Ranch Hand position will be required to make make minor equipment repairs, and perform routine maintenance and cleaning of farm implements. Operate tractors, trucks,trailers and farm implements required to plant, cultivate, chop and harvest hay and other crops; must manually hoist/stack hay bales; pick rocks, repair/replace fence in rough terrain. Irrigation of crop and hay ground. The job entails working around farm machinery, a variety of farm animals as well as exposure to predators and snakes. Some work with cattle including assisting with calving including tagging and weighing calves; 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. 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 on ranch only but if they have a valid drivers license may drive off the ranch.
Increased wages and/or bonus may be possible depending on experience.
Special Requirements
Additional hours needed during calving, seeding, haying and harvest.