General Ranch Hand
Employer
575 Hwy 25 North 41
Terry, MT 59349
United States
Job description
- Feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies.
- Drive trucks, tractors, and other equipment to distribute feed to animals.
- Break ice as needed.
- Examine animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and to check physical characteristics, such as rate of weight gain.
- Provide medical treatment, such as administering medications and vaccinations, or arrange for veterinarians to provide more extensive treatment.
- Mix feed, additives, and medicines in prescribed portions.
Inspect, maintain, and repair equipment, machinery, buildings, pens, yards, and fences.
- Move equipment or livestock from one location to another, manually or using trucks or carts.
- Clean stalls, pens, and equipment, using disinfectant solutions, brushes, shovels, water hoses, or pumps. -
- Mark livestock to identify ownership and grade, using brands, tags, paint, or tattoos.
- Herd livestock to pastures for grazing or to scales, trucks, or other enclosures. Shift animals between grazing areas to ensure that they have sufficient access to food.
- Perform duties related to livestock reproduction, such as calving and helping with animal births.
- Segregate animals according to weight, age, color, and physical condition.
- Patrol grazing lands on horseback or using all-terrain vehicles.
- Groom, clip, trim, or castrate animals.
- Spray livestock with disinfectants and insecticides, or dip or bathe animals.
Special Requirements
Workers should have the ability to obtain a valid US driver's license.