- Full Time:
- Yes
- Number of Workers Requested:
- 3
- Job Duties:
- Worker must have 3 mos experience with the production of alfalfa, sanfoin, barley and livestock (sheep, goats, horses, cattle). Must be able to ride and handle horses in a manner that ensures the safety of the worker, co-workers and livestock.
Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of alfalfa, sanfoin, barley and livestock (sheep, goats, horses, cattle). The majority of the work activities during the overall contract period, however, will be related to livestock production.
Duties related to the production of livestock will include the following: attend to animals grazing on pastures or range land; bed livestock down for the night; guard animals from predatory animals and from eating poisonous and/or noxious plants; check physical characteristics, observe general condition of livestock and apply the appropriate care; examine animals to detect illness/injury/disease, rate of weight gain; apply or administer medications, vaccines and/or insecticides; draw blood from livestock; mix feed/additives and feed/water livestock; place mineral blocks; drive equipment to haul/distribute feed/water; insure fresh water supply; herd livestock; utilize trained dogs; may sort and cut culls; ride horses; confine livestock in stalls; clean/disinfect corrals/stalls/sheds; dock, castrate, brand, clip/tag and clamp livestock; maintain records on animals; hoist/stack bales of hay onto wagon/truck.
General Farm Work will include the following responsibilities: remove undesirable and excess growth from crops or farm grounds; replace/repair fencing; perform general cleanup of farm areas; drive, load/unload trucks; operate motor bike or all-terrain vehicle in the course of performing duties.
Instruction and general supervision will be provided by the farm operator or a designated employee. However, the worker must perform required duties without close supervision and listen to, understand and follow simple instructions of the employer or supervisor.
All tools, supplies and equipment required to perform the duties assigned will be provided at no charge to the worker. The worker will be required to return worn out supplies before new supplies will be provided.
Most duties are performed out of doors, and entail exposure to heat, cold, dust, rain and other environmental conditions common in fields, including mosquitoes during certain seasons.
Worker must crouch, bend, lift and carry items weighing up to 100 pounds in the course of performing required activities. Worker is required to drive ranch vehicles on employers property no drivers license is required.
- Job Classification:
- 45-2093.00 - Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals