Ranch Hand

We operate a cattle ranch and need seasonal employees to assist in then spring, summer and early fall. Our calving season starts in March and ends in May. Employees will be assisting with calving as needed. In May, cattle are turned to pastures and will need to be tended to and rotated to avoid over-grazing the pastures. In October, cattle are moved to winter pastures where they stay until the spring and no care or additional help is needed until the next calving season. Employees will also be assisting with crops as needed. Job duties will include: attach farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, or harvesters to tractors, using bolts and hand tools, spray fertilizer or pesticide solutions to control insects, fungus and weed growth, and diseases, using hand sprayers clean work areas and maintain grounds, dig, cut, and transplant seedlings, cuttings, trees, and shrubs, repair farm buildings, fences, and other structures, trap and destroy pests, such as moles, gophers, and mice, using pesticides, plant crops, trees, or other plants clean stalls, pens, and equipment, using disinfectant solutions, brushes, shovels, water hoses, or pumps, feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies, groom, clip, trim, or castrate animals, dock ears and tails, or shear coats to collect hair, herd livestock to pastures for grazing or to scales, trucks, or other enclosures, inspect, maintain, and repair equipment, machinery, buildings, pens, yards, and fences, mark livestock to identify ownership and grade, using brands, tags, paint, or tattoos, patrol grazing lands on horseback or using all-terrain vehicles, shift animals between grazing areas to ensure that they have sufficient access to food, care for animals, clean equipment or facilities Employer may provide pay increases for performance, longevity and/or experience at employer’s discretion. Employer may provide performance bonuses at the end of the contract at the employer’s discretion.

Salary : $18