Hired Man

Talent Solutions • Ainsworth, NE

5d • Onsite

About The Position

An established family cow/calf and backgrounding operation near Ainsworth, Nebraska, seeks a full-time hired man. The operation runs 1,000 mother cows, backgrounds its own steers and heifers, and also backgrounds outside cattle. The operation’s ground is in one block a few miles from town. The role focuses on feeding, haying, and equipment maintenance, with horseback work throughout the year. The employer is looking for someone mechanically inclined and experienced operating equipment; horseback comfort is a plus.

Compensation is $4,200 to $5,000 per month, depending on experience. Benefits include housing with utilities provided, one beef per year, workers’ compensation coverage, access to indoor and outdoor arenas, and horse feeding. After a year or two, there may be an opportunity to discuss running personal cows or building a herd.

Typical days run about 8:00 to 6:00, with longer days during haying and calving. The schedule includes one day off per week, usually Sunday, weekends off during slower seasons, and one week of vacation in June or September.

Requirements

• Mechanical skills to maintain and repair equipment.
• Experience operating tractors and haying equipment.
• Flexibility with a schedule that changes with the weather and season.
• Mild manner and ability to take direction.
• Willingness to learn the operation’s way of doing things.
• Takes initiative and finds work without being told.

Nice To Haves

• Able to ride and work cattle horseback.
• Cow sense and calving experience.

Responsibilities

• Feed cattle with a feed wagon and hay processors.
• Feed cake from a pickup or side-by-side.
• Operate haying equipment, including self-propelled swathers and balers, on alfalfa and meadow ground.
• Maintain and repair tractors and equipment, including making repairs after calving season.
• Fix fence, clean pens, and haul hay.
• Haul manure in spring so pens can be reseeded.
• Move and sort cattle horseback or by side-by-side.
• Move cows between cornstalk fields in winter.
• Assist with calving, branding, preconditioning, and weaning.
• Assist with doctoring sick cattle as needed.
• Help ship pairs and replacement heifers to pasture.
• Check pastures and provide salt and mineral.

Benefits

• Housing with utilities provided
• One beef per year
• Workers’ compensation coverage
• Will feed horses
• Access to indoor and outdoor arena
• Opportunity to discuss running your own cows or building a herd after a year or two
• One day off per week
• Weekends off during slower seasons
• One week of vacation in June or September

What This Job Offers

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