Livestock Worker/Ranch hand
Bradfordsville, KYFull-time / Temporary$18.68/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago
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Job overview
The Livestock Worker/Ranch Hand feeds, waters, monitors, moves, examines, treats, and cares for livestock, operates equipment, maintains facilities, and handles records to support farm operations.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Full job description
Experience Required
12 months
Expected Start Date
12/01/2026
Compensation
$18.68 - $18.68 / hourly
Hours Per Week
40
Number Of Positions
1
Job Description
Livestock Worker/Ranch Hand
Skill Level II
Feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies. Herd livestock to pastures for grazing or to scales, trucks, or other enclosures. 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. Mark livestock to Identify ownership and grade, using brands, tags, paint, or tattoos. Maintain a heated watering system. Segregate animals according to weight, age, color, and physical condition. 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. Mix feed, additives, and medicines in prescribed portions. Shift animals between grazing areas to ensure that they have sufficient access to food. Order food for animals and arrange for its delivery. Perform duties related to livestock reproduction, such as breeding animals within appropriate timeframes, performing artificial inseminations, and helping with animal births. Patrol grazing lands on horseback or using all-terrain vehicles. Maintain growth, feeding, production, and cost records. Groom, clip, trim, or castrate animals, dock ears and tails, or shear coats to collect hair. Spray livestock with disinfectants and insecticides or dip or bathe animals. Operate snow removal equipment to operate feed wagons. Confine livestock in stalls. Remove ice formed in water. Drive pick-up trucks to town for cattle supplies on occasion. Operate 7000 series or higher JD tractors, skid steerers, hammermills and feed grinders
Required: 12 months experience with equipment noted in job description, assisting with calving in harsh winter conditions, ability to identify sick livestock, and administering medicine to livestock.
Job Type
Full time - temporary
Industry
Agriculture
Place of Work
On-site
Requisition ID
241762
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