Farmworkers, Farm & Ranch Animals

Work description

Caring for cattle over the winter. Duties can include building fence (both electric and barb wire and panel, checking water, breaking ice, hauling water, maintaining water pumps if present, checking cattle health, administering vaccines as needed, record keeping of cattle illness, feed given, minerals fed, etc, hauling feed to and from cattle if needed in a pickup with trailer, pickup with bale bed, or a truck. Driving a pickup, ATV, UTV, or riding a horse to check or move cattle. Doing any repairs and regular maintenance to the equipment (tank trailer, pickup, ATV, etc if needed) Job duties may include and are not limited to tasks such as: clean work areas, repair farm buildings, fences, and other structures, tend to livestock by feeding, medicating, general care, grading, sorting, working, placing identification on, or relocating, use hand tools such as such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, loppers, and knives, use hand tools such as wrenches, crow bars, air tools, electric tools, work in extreme temperatures. Equipment such as but not limited to the following will be used/operated by the workers in conjunction with the duties being performed: horseback riding for sorting, caring for livestock, pickups, cars, etc, semi trucks, skid steers, Loader such as payloader or tractor loader. The workers will be performing the duties to help produce: cattle, horses. Must speak English.

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Last updated: October 7, 2026