Feedlot Hand

Talent Solutions • Scott City, KS

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Feedlot Hand will work at a family-owned feedyard, cow/calf, and farming operation four miles outside Scott City, Kansas. The role involves riding pens, pulling and treating sick cattle, and helping with the operation’s cattle, facilities, equipment, feeding, and seasonal work. The operation emphasizes low-stress cattle handling, teamwork, self-sufficiency, and taking pride in work without close supervision.

The typical schedule is 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with a 7:00 a.m. start during shorter winter days. Sundays are kept light except during harvest and calving. The position offers hourly pay with no cap on hours. A three-bedroom, two-bath house is provided, and the employer provides feed and farrier services for two horses. Additional horses are welcome at the employee’s cost through a weekly payroll deduction.

Requirements

• Able to ride pens and pull cattle horseback.
• Committed to low-stress cattle handling.
• Comfortable using technology to enter personal treatment and cattle records.
• Valid U.S. driver's license and insurability under the company policy.
• Hold or be eligible to obtain a noncommercial Class A license.
• Able to communicate clearly in English with the owner and crew.
• Self-sufficient and able to work without being micromanaged.
• Team player with a positive attitude and willingness to do any job on the place.
• Must pass a background check.

Nice To Haves

• Feedyard or pen-riding experience preferred.
• BQA certification is a plus.
• Calving experience is helpful but not required.

Responsibilities

• Ride pens horseback to pull sick cattle.
• Doctor cattle through the chute.
• Enter treatment records in cattle software.
• Maintain pens, including scraping pens, fixing rails, and cleaning waters.
• Process cattle.
• Help with feeding.
• Perform light shop maintenance and grease equipment.
• Repair fences and build hot-wire fence.
• Drive a semi to haul hay and manure.
• Help with calving and tagging calves.
• Help during harvest.

Benefits

• Health insurance paid for the employee; family coverage is available through the company at the employee’s cost.
• One week of paid vacation during the first year and two weeks of paid vacation after one year, taken outside busy seasons.
• Three-bedroom, two-bath house provided.
• Feed and farrier services provided for two horses.
• Additional horses welcome at the employee’s cost through a weekly payroll deduction.
• Company assistance obtaining a noncommercial Class A license.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed