Livestock Worker/ranch Hand
Employer
6220 Greenland Rd
Century, FL 32535
United States
Job description
Performs any of the following tasks to attend to livestock: Maintain watering. Mix feed and additives, fill feed troughs with feed and water for livestock; remove ice formed in water. Examine animals to detect diseases and injuries. Vaccinate animals by placing vaccine in drinking water or feed using syringes and hypodermic needles. Apply medications to cuts and bruises, spray livestock with insecticide. Wash and clip livestock to prepare them for calving. Assist in delivery of offspring. Bind or clamp testes or surgically removes testes to castrate livestock. Maintain pasture fences. Drive to town to pick up cattle supplies.
Special Requirements
Minimum of 1 months of experience is required. Must be able to obtain a driver's license within 30 days of hire. Must be able to lift a 75 pound calf. Lift and carry items weighing up to 75 pounds. Extensive pushing and pulling is required. Extensive walking is required. 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.