Part Time Feedyard Penrider

King Ranch • Kingsville, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Attend to cattle in a 16,000 head capacity feed yard by riding on horseback through feed yard pens to observe cattle for diseases and injuries. Assists in doctoring and processing of cattle.

Requirements

• Good working knowledge of cattle health, cattle handling, horsemanship, and feed yard operations.
• Self-starter and able to work alone in a safe manner with unpredictable cattle.
• Valid driver’s license in good standing, the ability to be an approved driver for the company and to safely operate vehicles.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience with an agricultural background or a comparable field of study through formal education.

Responsibilities

• Attend to cattle at feedyard.
• Water and pen repairs and general feed yard maintenance.
• Ability to operate other equipment in the functional area and other duties as assigned.
• Ride pens on horseback daily to monitor cattle health in all weather conditions.
• Cut out sick cattle from pens and move groups of cattle in and out of the feed yard.
• Perform other feed yard duties as needed including processing incoming cattle, doctoring sick cattle.
• Operate a tractor.
• Operate a feed truck on occasion.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed