Cattle Ranch Hand

Maintenance & Subsidiaries•Athens, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Full-time position reporting to ranch manager about 7 miles south of Athens, TX. This ranch is a registered seedstock producer that values quiet stressless cattle handling. We use tractors and gators for ranch work instead of horses. We operate with two full-time positions and occasional contractors to provide balance in the workload. Employees need to be very reliable and must be able to work a flexible schedule so that you can help cover the manager’s vacation schedule and days off. We work hard to keep an average of 40 hours. There are weeks when we require more work hours. We are looking for an organized self-starter that has some experience working cattle, pulling calves, hauling cattle, driving a tractor for feeding, moving hay and baling hay. Duties will also include performing ranch and house yard maintenance, cleaning barns, cattle chute and house porches, cutting firewood, clearing dead limbs, weed maintenance and ranch road maintenance. By self-starter we mean if you see a potential problem issue , you write the problem down, ask questions about issue, and communicate the issue so it gets added to schedule. For example, if you see a cow limping, you get her tag number/description write it in your task log and make sure she gets checked on again. Keeping equipment clean, in good repair and putting it back where it belongs at the end of each shift. Repairing cattle water troughs and fences, minor mechanical repair and welding skills are all a plus. For rare snow weather events, we may ask that you stay at ranch overnight so we can make sure cattle have access to water and feed. Beef Quality Assurance Certification and/or TDA AG Pesticide Certification are a plus and we will provide access to training. A clean driving record is required to drive ranch vehicles. No alcohol allowed. We do have limited opportunities to earn bonuses and possible commissions on commercial cattle sales. Reliable transportation to ranch is required. Ranch work can require you to work some hours on national holidays but we all work together to minimize. Salary range is dependent upon experience. Offer PPO Healthcare, Vision and Dental options. 33,500 - to 38,000. Please submit resume and salary/hourly requirements to [email protected] . References required.

Requirements

Employees need to be very reliable
Must be able to work a flexible schedule
Must have some experience working cattle, pulling calves, hauling cattle, driving a tractor for feeding, moving hay and baling hay
Must have reliable transportation to ranch
A clean driving record is required to drive ranch vehicles
No alcohol allowed