Seasonal Calf Ranch Crew

Simplot • Grand View, ID

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Calf Ranch Laborer provides daily care for young calves in a hands-on, primarily outdoor feedlot environment. Duties include preparing milk and feeding supplies, feeding calves according to established schedules, and giving extra attention to calves that need assistance. The role also involves cleaning and sanitizing feeding equipment, providing fresh water and grain, monitoring and maintaining bedding, and cleaning pens, rows, and calf housing areas. Employees maintain clean and organized work areas, follow safe work practices and animal care procedures, and perform other duties as assigned.

The work is physically demanding and active, with regular exposure to varying outdoor weather, dust, fumes, airborne particles, animals, moving machinery, and loud conditions. The position is located at L&L Calf Ranch in Grand View. No travel is required. Relocation assistance is not offered; candidates must be local or willing to relocate independently.

Requirements

• Interest in animal care and livestock production.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong work ethic and willingness to learn.
• Ability to follow instructions and established procedures.
• Dependable attendance and commitment to animal welfare.
• Ability to read and understand simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos; write simple correspondence; and communicate effectively in one-on-one situations.
• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and multiply and divide using 10s and 100s, including using units of American money and measurements of weight, volume, and distance.
• Ability to apply common-sense understanding to detailed but uncomplicated written or verbal instructions and solve problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to frequently stand, walk, move throughout the workday, reach, and communicate and hear in the work environment; regularly use hands and fingers and bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb, and balance.
• Ability to frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• Work is primarily outdoors in a feedlot environment, including varying weather conditions and exposure to dust, fumes, airborne particles, animals, moving mechanical equipment and machinery, and loud conditions.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent (preferred but not required).

Responsibilities

• Feed calves by bottle according to established schedules and supervisor instructions.
• Provide additional care and support to calves that need extra attention during feedings.
• Prepare milk and feeding supplies for daily use.
• Clean and sanitize milk bottles, nipples, grain buckets, water buckets, and hutches between uses.
• Provide fresh water and grain as directed.
• Monitor bedding conditions and add bedding as needed.
• Assist with cleaning, scraping, and maintaining pens, rows, and calf housing areas according to established schedules.
• Maintain facility grounds and work areas, keeping them clean, organized, and free of debris indoors and outdoors.
• Follow safe work practices and established animal care procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED