Double Six Ranch
Details:
300 Acre family cattle ranch, currently with 50 head of cattle, 8 horses and other livestock.
Your primary responsibility will be the overall care of our horses and other livestock, including chickens, goats, and donkeys. This includes feeding, grooming, exercising, and monitoring the health and well-being of the animals. While your focus will be on livestock care, you will also assist in other ranch duties, such as grounds maintenance, gardening, grounds cleaning, etc.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Prior experience working with horses is required.
- Strong knowledge of horse care, handling, and training.
- Ability to perform physically demanding tasks in various weather conditions.
- Flexibility to assist with other ranch duties as needed.
- Must be able to load and drive a horse trailer.
- Must be a trusted self-starter that can troubleshoot problems without the need for hands-on oversight. The candidate must have a hospitable nature who can help accommodate family and their personal guests’ needs while on the Ranch.
- Must be an excellent communicator with the ability to clearly update the Owner’s on all aspects of the ranch.
- Experience working with cattle is plus, but not required.
Ranch Hand Duties will include but are not limited to:
Horse Care:
- Daily feeding, grooming, and general care of horses.
- Exercising and training horses as directed.
- Monitoring horse health and reporting any concerns to the Owners.
- Ensuring paster safety, conducting pasture rotations, cleaning water troughs, upkeep of barn and barn chores.
Other Livestock and Ranch Animal Care:
- Feeding and caring for the wellbeing of other livestock including chickens, goats, cattle, and a donkey
- Monitoring livestock health and reporting any concerns.
- Caring for family’s dogs and cats while family is away.
Other Ranch Duties:
- Maintenance of all compound improvements which includes workshops, housing, and other structures.
- Ground maintenance of the housing compounds. This includes mowing of the grass, edging, and trimming of shrubs and trees. Fertilizing, spraying chemicals for weed control, etc.
- General carpentry repairs of various items and structures.
- General painting of various items and structures as needed for maintenance purposes.
- General fence construction, maintenance, and repairs including driving T-posts, wire tightening, etc.
- Brush management of all types including mechanical removal with equipment, chemical spraying, and hand work as needed.
- Tractor work to include shredding and grading of roads and fields as needed. This also includes spraying of fence lines, fields, and other various areas to keep the invasive species down. It is NOT required that the candidate be an experienced heavy equipment operator but must have some familiarity with such equipment.
- Hay mowing, raking and baling.
- General welding of equipment as needed. It is NOT required that the candidate be a certified welder; however, it is required that the candidate at least have some knowledge of general welding and be willing and able to learn how to weld.
- General vehicle maintenance as typical on a ranch and the ordering of fuel for bulk storage tanks as required.
Requirements:
- Must be dependable, hardworking, honest, a valid driver’s license and clean driving record. Must have references and pass background checks, drug testing. A background check and drug testing will be conducted. Must be in good physical health to accomplish job responsibilities.
- Must live on-site in the provided housing. Housing, utilities, and ranch horse provided.
- While a work truck is provided for Ranch use, the Ranch Hand candidate must have their own personal vehicle for personal use.
TO APPLY:
Forward cover letter & resume to our email address.
Visit website here: https://doublesixranch.com/
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