Experienced Hay Farm/Livestock Worker

Descrição do trabalho

All job duties are closely and directly related to the production of hay and livestock. The larger percentage of the work activities will be related to general farmwork/irrigation/hay production. Perform any combination of the following tasks required in general farmwork and the production of hay: adjust alignment of pipes ; adjust gates and pipe connections to control water flow; adjust valves to start and/or adjust water flow; apply medications to cuts and bruises; assemble and place pipe in assigned patterns in fields; assist with irrigating forage; calculate and correlate water rates to time; calculate and report daily water usage per field; evaluate the condition of the hay crop/weather and adjust harvesting activity based on evaluation; loading/unloading trucks; maintain/drive/attach and operate farm implements/tractors/equipment to till soil, plant, cultivate, fertilize, apply chemicals and harvest crops; maintenance of farm structures and farm grounds; monitor soil moisture levels; operate maintain and repair all components of a sprinkler; operate multiple types of pumps; perform some maintenance and adjustments to implements/tractors/equipment; prepare irrigation water orders; program center pivot; removal of excess plant growth from farm grounds; remove pipe from fields and place in storage; remove pipe from storage; rotate livestock through a systematic rotation grazing program; scout for bug/weed infestations; shovel and pack dirt in low spots or cut trenches to direct water flow; submit irrigation water order to the water master; use proper material and methods to repair irrigation equipment. Perform any combination of the following tasks attending to livestock: apply herbicides to noxious, invasive and poisonous plant species on grazing areas; apply medications to cuts and bruises; assist in the maintenance of tools, equipment and handling facilities necessary to production; assist with castration of livestock; assist with loading and unloading livestock according to shipping schedules; assist with sorting and cutting of culls; assist with the vaccination of livestock by herding into corrals and/or stalls or manually restraining animals; attend to pregnant livestock and newborn offspring (including night checks); brand, tag, clip or otherwise mark young animals for identification purposes; clean and disinfect livestock corrals, pens and handling facilities; ensure newly born offspring stand and nurse; evaluate and adjust feed rations for livestock according to body condition and season of production; examine animals to detect diseases and injuries; feed and water and ensure adequate provision of both; feed supplemental rations to livestock when available forage is not sufficient to increase the plane of nutrition for multiple age groups; guard against predatory animals and from eating poisonous and/or noxious plants; handle livestock using low stress methods; identify livestock that are preparing to give birth; lift and stack bales of hay and sacks of grain and mineral onto a feed truck or wagon; loading/unloading trucks; maintenance of farm structures and farm grounds; monitor for birthing problems and take correct actions when problems are identified; repair and/or maintain fence and facilities to ensure the safety and health of animals and forage; spray livestock with insecticide.