Livestock Ranch Worker

Livestock Care Worker This job was posted by Idahoworks.gov: For more information, please see Idahoworks.gov/jobs/2426894. Dates of need: 11/1/2025-8/31/2026. Applicants must have 20 days experience with livestock care and provide the contact information of at least one reference who can verify experience and performance. Applicants hired must be able to obtain a valid driver's license as driving on public roads may be required. Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of livestock. The majority of the work activities during the overall contract period, however, will be related to livestock production. Duties related to the production of livestock will include the following: check physical characteristics, observe general condition of livestock and apply the appropriate care; examine animals to detect illness/injury/disease, rate of weight gain or to determine offspring delivery time; assist in birth deliveries; monitor food and water supplies; move water troughs; break ice to allow animals to drink freely; place mineral blocks; herd livestock; patrol grazing lands on horseback or using all-terrain vehicles; clean/disinfect livestock corrals/stalls/sheds; inspect, maintain, and repair equipment, machinery, buildings, pens, yards; relocate temporary fencing; load/unload animals; hoist/stack bales of hay onto wagon/truck; use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives; maintain/repair fences; perform general cleanup of farm/ranch areas; operate vehicle, motor bike or all-terrain vehicle in the course of performing duties; workers possessing the proper licensure may be asked to transport other farm workers; drive, load/unload farm/Ag exempt, non CDL Semi trucks on, or between, farm worksites. Instruction, training, and general supervision will be provided by the farm operator or a designated employee. However, the worker must perform required duties without close supervision and listen to, understand, and follow simple instructions of the employer or supervisor. The worker will be required to return worn out tools, supplies, and equipment before new ones will be provided. Most duties are performed out of doors and entail exposure to heat, cold, dust, rain, and other environmental conditions common in fields, including mosquitoes during certain seasons. The worker must crouch, bend, and lift and carry items weighing up to 100 pounds in the course of performing required activities. The worker may be offered work seven days a week, as farm work must be performed seven days a week. The worker will be required, however, to work the minimum number of hours indicated in Section A / Item 6. The worker may be requested, but will not be required, to work on his/her Sabbath and/or on Federal holidays. Extended hours may be required during peak production periods. Work hours may vary and there may be periods when little or no work will be available due to weather, time of year, and the requirements of the livestock.