This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information,
please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2185878
Dates in need are 03/01/2024 - 10/31/2024. Job Site is Chester Montana.
The General Farm Ranch Hand position will be required to perform a
variety of duties related to the production of cattle and hay. Duties
will include the following: check physical characteristics, observe
general condition of livestock and apply the appropriate care, examine
animals to detect illness/injury/disease, rate of weight gain to
determine delivery time, assist in delivery and night calving, apply or
administer medications/vaccines, mix feed/additives when cattle are not
out at pasture; build water barriers around water tanks; place mineral
blocks, drive equipment, herd livestock to various pastures, sort cattle
on foot in grow yard; ride horse and/or 4-wheeler to move cows; assist
with branding; confine livestock in stalls, clean/disinfect livestock
corrals/stalls/sheds, dock, castrate, brand, clip/tag and clamp
livestock. Worker will be required to operate modern farm equipment for
planting and harvesting hay; operate skid steer with attachments;
perform general maintenance on equipment; irrigate fields with wheel
lines, install and remove irrigation pipe, manually moving pipe,
maintaining irrigation equipment and overseeing operation of irrigation
pumps; hoist/stack bales of hay onto wagon/truck, repair/replace/build
fence, pick rocks, perform general cleanup of farm acreage, and drive,
load/unload semi-trucks (on the ranch only). Worker must be willing to
perform tasks capably and efficiently without close supervision. The job
entails working with farm animals and machinery, outdoors in all types
of weather (extreme heat, wind and cold) and occasional exposure to
herding hazards such as cattle stampedes, kicking/bucking horses,
poisonous snakes and predators. Worker must crouch, bend, lift and carry
items weighing up to 100 pounds. Long/odd hours may be required with
night shifts during calving and split shifts during irrigation and
haying season. Knowledge of basic math is a necessity. Minimum of 3
months of experience is required. Drivers license is required.