livestock worker

Job requires tending to livestock in the forms of feeding, examining, tagging, and herding. Throughout the season, workers will assist in administering parasite control protocols, vaccinations, and any other veterinary treatments prescribed by farm management or a licensed veterinarian. Detailed observation of individual sheep is required to detect signs of lameness, weight loss, or respiratory distress. The worker will also maintain accurate logs of feed intake, treatments, medical issues, and flock movements for farm records and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities involve assisting with all aspects of calving cows and bred heifers, including monitoring for signs of labor, providing support during delivery, and ensuring proper postnatal care. Newborn calves may need to be lifted and carried to safe or designated areas for treatment and care. Duties also include weaning calves from cows, managing the separation process, monitoring calf health and behavior, and providing appropriate nutrition during the transition. Additional responsibilities include assisting with lambing operations, such as monitoring ewes for signs of labor, providing assistance during delivery when necessary, and ensuring newborn lambs receive proper care, including drying, tagging, and ensuring they nurse promptly. Workers may be required to move, catch, or carry lambs and to provide supplemental feeding or medical treatment as directed. Duties also include maintaining clean and safe lambing pens, monitoring ewe and lamb health during the bonding period, and performing general flock care as needed. Employees will be operating various equipment including, but not limited to, tractors, front loaders, zero turn mowers, skid steers, sprayers, chainsaws, welding equipment, cutting equipment, rake, weed eater, golf carts, mini excavator, mini trucks, 4 wheelers, trailers, and trucks with goose-neck cattle trailers connected. Non CDL farm trucks will be loaded with agricultural products and driven on the farm and to storage facilities. Equipment will be operated for duties with livestock. Employees will pick up sticks and debris on the ranch as needed; cutting up fallen trees for removal when needed; place, maintain, and wash ranch property borders; mixing chemicals for spraying around the ranch and cleaning flowerbeds on the ranch; clean stalls; and throw feed sacks; performing general maintenance, repairs and/or clean-up of storage sheds, barns, buildings, and all farm equipment; ensuring operational areas are organized and wel l maintained; using hand tools and equipment to repair, clean and maintain farm vehicles, machinery and specialized machinery and agricultural equipment; and regularly servicing equipment. There are few typical days and workers may be required to change duties and/or locations often and engage in various general functions. Daily duties may vary depending on crop, weather, and field conditions. The employer reserves the right to increase workers' pay or provide bonuses based on tenure, performance, or other factors that are solely based on the discretion of the employer.