What are the responsibilities and job description for the General Farm Ranch position at Hensley Hay & Grain?
The General Farm Ranch Hand position will be required to perform any combination of the following tasks for a livestock and farming operation: Assist with calving, feed cattle only during months when cattle are not on summer range. (Cattle are moved to summer pasture in May and do not require daily feeding from that point on.) Monitor, care for and move livestock using 4-wheelers to pastures for grazing; examine animals to detect diseases and injuries; place mineral blocks; vaccinate livestock, herd into corral and/or stall and manually restraining animals; maintain corrals and fences. Apply medications to cuts and bruises; spray livestock with insecticide; assist with castration of livestock; clip identifying notches or brands animals; manually clean stalls/corrals.
Must be able to operate tractors and farm implements required to plant, cultivate, and harvest hay and other crops; must manually hoist/stack hay bales; pick rocks, repair/replace fence in rough terrain as needed for maintenance. Worker will be asked to assist with farming operation to include: seeding, land rollling, and haying.
May be asked to spray weeds. Mechanical skills and experience are required to use equipment necessary to perform the tasks above. Worker will be required to perform routine mechanical repairs and maintenance on farm equipment. The job entails working around farm machinery, a variety of farm animals as well as exposure to predators and 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. Worker will be required to obtain a Drivers' License within 2 months of hire.
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