livestock worker

Perform any combination of the following tasks attending to livestock: be on horseback; apply herbicides to noxious, invasive and poisonous plant species on grazing areas; apply medications to cuts and bruises of livestock; landscape maintenance; assist in the maintenance of tools, equipment and handling facilities necessary for production; assist with castration of livestock; assist with the vaccination of livestock by herding into corrals and/o r stalls or manually restraining animals; attend to pregnant livestock and newborn offspring and delivery thereof (including night checks); brand, tag, clip or otherwise mark young animals for identification purposes; clean and disinfect livestock corrals, pens and handling facilities; examine animals to detect diseases and injuries; feed and water and ensure adequate provision of both; guard against predatory animals and from eating poisonous an d/or noxious plants; lift and stack bales of hay and sacks of grain and mineral onto a feed truck or wagon; operate and tend equipment such as pickups, 4-wheelers, tractors, tub grinders and skid steers trailers (livestock, utility and flatbed); spray livestock with insecticide. Workers must possess a valid driver’s license to operate vehicles to transport tools, crops, and supplies to and from the worksite.