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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

2

Job Duties:

Crops/Commodities: Standardbred Horses. Supervise agricultural workers performing horse care and training activities. Assign daily work duties, train workers in correct handling and care of horses. Train workers on safety protocols and safe equipment handling/operation. Perform quality control inspections on products. Observe workers to detect inefficient or unsafe work procedures. Review work to evaluate timeliness and proficiency. Monitor workers to ensure that safety regulations are followed, warning or disciplining those who violate safety regulations. Assign tasks such as feeding, cleaning, and maintenance of animal quarters. Provide guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance. Observe animals for signs of illness, injury, or unusual behavior, notifying veterinarians or managers as warranted. Treat animal illnesses or injuries, following experience or instructions of veterinarians. Arrange for transport of animals, equipment, animal feed, and other supplies to and from work sites. Meet with managers to make operational decisions. Confer with managers to determine production requirements, conditions of equipment and supplies, and work schedules. Inspect buildings, fences, fields or ranges, supplies, and equipment to determine work to be performed. Inspect facilities to determine maintenance needs. Monitor operations to identify and solve problems, improve work methods, and ensure compliance with safety, company, and government regulations. Plan work schedules according to personnel and equipment availability. Outdoor work required when plants are wet, or during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours may vary. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Work is done outdoors for long periods of time and requires prolonged periods of standing and/or walking, repetitive movements, and frequent bending and/or stooping. Workers must be able to handle, lift, and carry heavy or bulky objects (product, containers) in accordance with the specified lifting requirements. Employer assures that workers will be provided transportation from living quarters to work site every day (for workers who must be provided housing under the applicable regulations). The employer may discipline the worker, including brief suspension of work activities (“time out”) for a period determined by the supervisor, suspension from employment for a set period of days or termination of employment as described in the Work Rules. Persons seeking employment as experienced Farm Supervisor must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. Applicants must be able to furnish verifiable job reference(s) or comparable third party documentation from recent employer(s) establishing acceptable prior experience. Clean driving record required. Must have or be able to obtain insurable driver's license within 30 days following hire. Raises and/or bonuses may be offered to any seasonal worker employed pursuant to this job order, at the company's sole discretion, based on individual factors including work performance, skill, and tenure.

Job Classification:

45-1011.00 - First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

12

Special Requirements:

This job requires a minimum of 12 months of supervisory agricultural experience working in a horse breeding operation handling both manual and mechanized tasks including horse breeding activities associated with production of horses. Applicants must be able to furnish verifiable job reference(s) or comparable third party documentation from recent employer(s) establishing acceptable prior experience. Saturday work required. Must be able to lift/carry 60 lbs. Clean driving record required. Must have or be able to obtain insurable drivers license within 30 days following hire.

Number of Hours Per Week:

51

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

6:30 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Diamond Creek Farm

Location:

Lexington, KY 40511

Worksite

Address:

5466 Tates Creek Rd, Lexington, KY 40515

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-23310-481299

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

11/21/2023

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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