Winter Ranchhand

This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information, please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2598334 Dates of need are 11/01/2026 - 01/31/2027. This order is for work in the Blackfoot, Idaho area. Perform any combination of the following tasks required in general ranch work and the production of livestock through\ winter months: apply medications to cuts and bruises; assist in the maintenance of tools, equipment and handling\ facilities necessary to production; break ice over frozen water sources; clean and disinfect livestock corrals, pens and\ handling facilities; deliver feed and supplements to livestock and operate the appropriate equipment required to ensure\ adequate provision of both; examine animals to detect diseases and injuries; feed and water and ensure adequate\ provision of both; feed cake and mineral to cattle in pastures; lift and stack bales of hay and sacks of grain and mineral\ onto a feed truck or wagon; load bales of hay and/or sacks of grain onto truck or trailer used for feeding;\ maintain/clean and fill water troughs and buckets; make certain animals have access to fresh water; mix and feed\ specific feed rations to cattle; operate and tend equipment such as pickups, 4-wheelers, tractors, tub grinders and skid\ steers trailers (livestock, utility and flatbed); perform preventative maintenance on equipment such as grease and oil\ checks; repair and/or maintain fence and facilities to ensure the safety and health of animals and forage; use proper\ animal husbandry skill to prevent hypothermia/abortion/death; apply medications to cuts and bruises; assemble, use\ and maintain electric fencing; loading/unloading trucks; maintain/drive/attach and operate farm\ implements/tractors/equipment to till soil, plant, cultivate, fertilize, apply chemicals and harvest crops; maintenance of\ farm structures and farm grounds; perform some maintenance and adjustments to implements/tractors/equipment;\ removal of excess plant growth from farm grounds.