Job Description
Car-Bar Cattle Co.
Cattle and Farm Hand
Key Job duties - Cattle and feedlot
Load and operate the feed truck each day
Assist in processing, sorting, and moving cattle in the feedlot
Build, maintain, and repair fence and water systems in the feedlot or pasture
Pen maintenance tasks such as scraping, loading, and spreading feedlot manure
Spot-spraying weeds in the pasture
Routine maintenance and repair of equipment
Key Job duties - Farm
Operate tractors to conduct field operations such as tillage, fertilizing, planting, and spraying
Operate haying equipment such as the rotary mower, chopper, or bale spear
Operate harvest equipment such as the combine or grain cart
Operate dump trucks and semi-trucks for hauling grain
Manage daily irrigation with gated pipe
Manage center pivot irrigation systems
Routine maintenance and repair of equipment
Work schedule
Monday-Friday 7AM-5PM - 1 hour lunch break
Saturday 7AM-9AM - during spring field work and harvest full Saturdays may be required.
Sunday 6:30AM-8:30AM - no work outside daily livestock chores is expected to be done on Sundays - outside of the busy seasons employees will typically rotate Sundays off
The nature of the livestock and farming business often results in working hours outside of a typical schedule - either shorter or longer days.
Effort will be made to be flexible for an employee participating in their own or family activities
Preferred skills and experience
Experience with cattle and knowledge of BQA principles
Experience with late model John Deere tractors, equipment, and technology
Experience with equipment such as a payloader, skid steer loader, or feed truck
Experience driving heavy trucks including semi-trucks and trailers
Basic knowledge of center-pivot irrigation systems - specifically Valley brand pivots
Mechanical and/or construction skills including welding
Capability of lifting a 50 lb load
Basic computer skills for record keeping and operation of ag technology systems
Compensation
Compensation determined by level of skills and experience
Salaried position based on a 50 hr work week
Health insurance stipend paid directly to employee
Beef provided approximately twice a year