What are the responsibilities and job description for the General Farm and Ranch position at Crescent Cross Ranch LLC?
The General Farm & Ranch position will be required to perform any combination of the following tasks to attend to livestock and farming operation: monitor, care for and move animals using 4-wheelers and side by sides to and from pastures for winter feeding while pastures are not producing feed; examine animals to detect diseases and injuries; assist with calving; herd into corral and/or stall and manually restraining animals; apply medications to cuts and bruises; assist with castration of livestock; clip identifying notches or brands animals; manually clean stalls/corrals. Basic maintenance fencing of existing lines and moving of electric fence. Must be able to make minor equipment repairs, and perform routine maintenance and cleaning of farm implements, and operate tractors and farm implements required to plant, cultivate, haul and harvest hay and other crops; must manually hoist/stack hay bales; pick rocks, basic fence maintenance of existing lines. Must be able to find and maintain bearings to grazing areas. The job entails working around farm machinery, a variety of farm animals as well as exposure to small predators and non venomous snakes. Most duties are performed out of doors, and entail exposure to extreme heat, cold, dust, rain and other environmental conditions. Worker must be able to crouch, bend, lift and carry up to 100 pounds. Additional hours and split shifts needed during haying, calving season. Driving is required must have a valid drivers license to drive off the ranch. Increased wages and bonus may be possible depending on experience.
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