H-2A · Agriculture

General Ranch Hand

Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals

Eaton Livestock Incorporated

Terry, MT — United States

Job duties

Official text in English.

- Feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies. - Drive trucks, tractors, and other equipment to distribute feed to animals. - Break ice as needed. - Examine animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and to check physical characteristics, such as rate of weight gain. - Provide medical treatment, such as administering medications and vaccinations, or arrange for veterinarians to provide more extensive treatment. - Mix feed, additives, and medicines in prescribed portions. Inspect, maintain, and repair equipment, machinery, buildings, pens, yards, and fences. - Move equipment or livestock from one location to another, manually or using trucks or carts. - Clean stalls, pens, and equipment, using disinfectant solutions, brushes, shovels, water hoses, or pumps. - - Mark livestock to identify ownership and grade, using brands, tags, paint, or tattoos. - Herd livestock to pastures for grazing or to scales, trucks, or other enclosures. Shift animals between grazing areas to ensure that they have sufficient access to food. - Perform duties related to livestock reproduction, such as calving and helping with animal births. - Segregate animals according to weight, age, color, and physical condition. - Patrol grazing lands on horseback or using all-terrain vehicles. - Groom, clip, trim, or castrate animals. - Spray livestock with disinfectants and insecticides, or dip or bathe animals.

Requirements

Workers should have the ability to obtain a valid US driver's license.

Transportation

Employer will provide transportation from the airport to the place of employment, and from the place of employment back to the airport. Employer will purchase airline tickets for employees or reimburses employees for ticket purchases.

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