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Wilson Creek Cattle Feeders
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Location
Melba, ID
Job Type
Full Time, Year round
Salary
DOE
Date Posted
January 31, 2025
Housing Offered
No
Experience
0-2 yrs
Wilson Creek Cattle Feeders is hiring for the position of Pen Rider. This is a full-time job, located in Melba, Idaho. The Pen rider position is responsible for detection, diagnosis and safe handling of sick and injured cattle.
Responsibilities include:
- Riding assigned pens daily
- Being accountable for cattle health in assigned pens by detecting sick or injured cattle
- Sorting cattle including shipping/receiving, strays out of pens and mixed pens
- Cattle moves within the feed yard
- Gathering loose cattle and taking them to their appropriate pens
- Checking water tanks to ensure they are functioning
- Reporting general pen maintenance/ problematic pens with manager
- Calling in mortalities and animals for euthanasia to manager
- Ensuring holding pens are emptied daily
- General care for your horse (s) (vaccinating, feeding)
- Maintain and cleaning your area i.e. tack, horse stall, water tank, hay feeder with in the facility
- Staying current with all required trainings
- Processing cattle
Ideal candidate would possess the following qualifications:
- Cattle handling knowledge and experience
- Intermediate to advanced horsemanship skills
- Knowledge of sick or injured cattle, including basic animal health diagnosis
- Punctual
- Must be team-oriented
- Effective verbal communication skills
- Feedlot, sale barn or ranch experience is preferred
- Beef Quality Assurance experience or able to maintain a certificate
- Commitment to safety and quality culture
Position requires:
- Individual must be able to work holidays, extended hours and weekends
- Individual must be able to work in extreme weather conditions
- Exerting 50-100 pounds of force occasionally. Sitting, lifting/lowering, pushing/pulling, and reaching/handling/grasping frequently; standing, walking, carrying, bending, twisting, climbing; stairs and kneeling rarely
- Must be able to pass a company drug/alcohol test
Compensation:
- Hourly pay
- Vacation time
- Offer Health Ins./Vision and Dental
- Retirement
- Feed and farrier services up to three horses
To Apply:
To apply, please submit a resume along with three (3) references to our email address.
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