What are the responsibilities and job description for the General Ranch Worker position at Fitch Ranch?
Workers will be required to perform a variety of duties related to cattle. Must be able to lift at least 50 lbs. Drive ATVs or tractors throughout ranch to check on fences, cattle and other livestock. Assist in delivery of calves and clip/tag after birth. Repair fence as needed throughout grazing season. Irrigation construction prior to grazing season. Irrigate pastures as necessary. Repair and maintain all fencing prior to and during grazing season. Maintain corrals, cabins, buildings, range improvements, and livestock equipment for proper cattle management. Clean livestock stalls and sheds using disinfectant solutions, brushes, and shovels. Maintain shop, animal housing facilities, restrooms and break rooms as clean and functional. Wood chopping and forest mitigation. Observe cattle to learn their patterns and behaviors and monitor herd for health changes. Report any changes in health to supervisor. Assist in taking cows safely to and from pastures during the grazing season. Treat individual animals and provide for down animals as required by protocol. Must be able to ride horses. Ride horses while on the range, around the perimeter of the herd, to protect herd from wolves who were reintroduced to the area over the last year. Workers will be on the range 1 day per week. Workers must be willing and able to perform all duties according to the employer’s requirements during the contract period. There is a possibility that the position could be trained in and required to perform meat cutting. Workers will be expected to work in conditions normally associated with Colorado climatic conditions, which may include, at times, dusty conditions, wind, extreme heat and cold, etc.
Salary : $16