Livestock Worker

Responsibilities

• Be on horseback
• Apply herbicides to noxious, invasive and poisonous plant species on grazing areas
• Apply medications to cuts and bruises of livestock
• Absorb the maintenance of tools, equipment and handling facilities necessary for production
• Absorb the castration of livestock
• Absorb the vaccination of livestock by herding into corrals and/or stalls or manually restraining animals
• Attend to pregnant livestock and newborn offspring and delivery thereof (including night checks)
• Brand, tag, clip or otherwise mark young animals for identification purposes
• Clean and disinfect livestock corrals, pens and handling facilities
• Examine animals to detect diseases and injuries
• Feed and water livestock and ensure adequate provision of both
• Guard against predatory animals and from eating poisonous and/or noxious plants
• Lift and stack bales of hay and sacks of grain and mineral onto a feed truck or wagon
• Operate and tend equipment such as pickups, 4-wheelers, tractors, tub grinders and skid steers trailers (livestock, utility and flatbed)
• Spray livestock with insecticide

Requirements

• Valid driver's license to operate vehicles to transport tools, crops, and supplies to and from the worksite
• 3 months of experience