Livestock Specialist

Hilcorp Ventures•Benavides, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for a wide range of hands-on tasks related to livestock management, ranch maintenance, and operational support. The Livestock Specialist will ensure the health and well-being of livestock, maintain ranch facilities and equipment, and contribute to various ranching and wildlife operations. This position requires a strong work ethic, the ability to operate heavy equipment, and flexibility in working hours and conditions.

Requirements

Clean DPS record.
Ability to lift 50 lbs.
Perform strenuous outdoor activities.

Nice To Haves

Flexibility to provide on-duty coverage on weekends on rotational basis or with other days off, as needed and arranged; 8–12-hour days.
Work in extreme weather conditions including nights, weekends, and holidays as requested.
Knowledge and care for the upkeep of horse and tack.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate safe practices and compliance with ranch rules at all times.
Harvest hay.
Maintain ranch buildings, ranch equipment (bulldozers, tractor, etc.), trucks, trailers, barn and barn equipment (i.e., tack, manure spreader, vacuum, blower, wheelbarrows, etc).
Assist with maintenance and management of water development on the ranch.
Perform predator control of feral hogs and coyotes.
Clean up and beautify the ranch.
Apply herbicides to manage habitat, fencerows, and water traps.
Operate and maintain heavy equipment (tractors, skid steers, backhoe’s).
Perform fence construction, repair, and maintenance.
Assist with any and all other ranch activities as assigned by the ranch manager to aid in the development and startup process of ranching and wildlife operations.
Ride or check cattle pens daily.
Monitor water and water systems with utmost importance.
Operate feed yard software effectively to determine amount of feed delivered and various inputs where management can determine accurate economics.
Notify appropriate personnel with information on dead cattle/health issues/maintenance items.
Identify sickness/injury/general health of livestock.
Doctor sick livestock with appropriate medications.
Process incoming livestock with appropriate vaccine protocols.
Knowledge and care for the upkeep of horse and tack.
Weigh and ship cattle.
Move, sort, and load cattle.
Load, operate, and distribute feed to pens when needed.
Operate trucks and trailers to move cattle as needed.
Operate feed truck when needed.
Conduct maintenance on any feed yard related equipment.
Record pens ridden with daily reports.
Gather and move strays to appropriate lots/pastures.
Assist with all aspects of cow/calf, stocker cattle, and feed yard operations.
Provide on-duty coverage on weekends on a rotational basis or with other days off, as needed and arranged.
Work in extreme weather conditions including nights, weekends, and holidays as requested.
Maintain employer and employee confidence by keeping confidential information.
Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.