Hay Farm/livestock Worker
Employer
1104 Rd 13 1/2
Lovell, WY 82431
United States
Job description
All job duties are closely and directly related to the production of hay and livestock. The larger percentage of the work activities will be related to general farm work/irrigation/hay production.
Perform any combination of the following tasks required in general farm work and the production of hay: adjust alignment of pipes ; adjust gates and pipe connections to control water flow; adjust valves to start and/or adjust water flow; apply medications to cuts and bruises; apply, monitor, and control fertigation (applying fertilizer through irrigation) chemicals applied through irrigation system; assemble and place pipe in assigned patterns in fields; assist with irrigating forage; calculate and correlate water rates to time; calculate and report daily water usage per field; conduct post-harvest irrigation of soil, irrigation with flood irrigation; evaluate the condition of the crop/weather and adjust harvesting activity based on evaluation; evaluate the condition of the crop/weather and adjust harvesting and post-harvest activity based on evaluation; irrigate soil through operation of sprinkler systems which includes but is not limited to adjusting valves to start and/or adjust water flow, using proper material and methods to repair irrigation equipment; Irrigate soil, irrigation with hand lines and flood irrigation; loading/unloading trucks; maintain/drive/attach and operate farm implements/tractors/equipment to till soil, plant, cultivate, fertilize, apply chemicals and harvest crops; maintenance of farm structures and farm grounds; mix specified material or chemicals and dump solutions/powders into irrigation system or sprayer machinery; monitor soil moisture levels; operate and tend equipment such as tractors, backhoes, forklifts, water trucks and digital irrigation equipment; operate and tend equipment used in agricultural harvest and post-harvest activities, such as tractors, combines, shakers, sweepers, water trucks, discing implements, and seed planters; operate and tend equipment used in agricultural production, such as tractors, combines, and digital irrigation equipment; operate maintain and repair all components of a sprinkler; operate multiple types of pumps; operate, maintain and repair all components of a pivot; plant, cultivate, fertilize, apply chemicals and harvest hay; prepare irrigation water orders; removal of excess plant growth from farm grounds; remove pipe from fields and place in storage; remove pipe from storage; shovel and pack dirt in low spots or cut trenches to direct water flow; submit irrigation water order to the water master; use proper material and methods to repair irrigation equipment
Perform any combination of the following tasks attending to livestock: apply herbicides to noxious, invasive and poisonous plant species on grazing areas; apply medications to cuts and bruises; assist in the maintenance of tools, equipment and handling facilities necessary to production; assist with castration of livestock; assist with hauling water when winter and drought conditions eliminate natural sources of water for livestock; assist with the vaccination of livestock by herding into corrals and/or stalls or manually restraining animals; attend to pregnant livestock and newborn offspring (including night checks); brand, tag, clip or otherwise mark young animals for identification purposes; build and/or maintain fence and facilities to ensure the safety and health of animals and forage; care for newly born offspring; clean and disinfect livestock corrals, pens and handling facilities; deliver feed and supplements to livestock and operate the appropriate equipment required to ensure adequate provision of both; deliver water to livestock through hot summer months using large water trucks; examine animals to detect diseases and injuries; feed and water and ensure adequate provision of both; guard against predatory animals and from eating poisonous and/or noxious plants; lift and stack bales of hay and sacks
Special Requirements
Required to: perform tasks capably and efficiently without close supervision, to operate equipment and machinery required to perform job duties indicated in a safe and responsible manner, to maintain equipment and machinery to a standard established by the employer, work outdoors in all types of weather and may experience occasional exposure to hazards such as poisonous snakes, biting insects and extreme temperature, work with and around farm machinery such as tractors for haying and supplemental feeding purposes and ATVs for irrigating and the movement of livestock, work with and around farm machinery such as tractors, UTVs and ATVs for supplemental feeding purposes and movement of livestock, work as part of a team when needed, able to perform strenuous work at high altitudes for extended periods of time, Spray pastures and/or fence lines for poisonous plants and/or noxious weeds with herbicides to prevent livestock from consuming them.