Yard Maintenance

Innovative Livestock Services•Lyons, KS

22h•Onsite

About The Position

Knight Feedlot is looking to add to the Maintenance team. They are seeking a dependable maintenance laborer for the yard located in Lyons, KS. This role participates in general yard maintenance and repair. The laborer may operate various pieces of heavy equipment to level, shape, and/or distribute dirt and other materials inside and outside feed yard pens.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three month’s related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read a limited number of two- and three-syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers.
Ability to print and speak simple sentences.
Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.
Ability to perform these operations using units of American weight measurement, volume, and distance.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Must be able to pass post offer employment testing.

Nice To Haves

Dependable
Adaptability
Attendance/Punctuality
Cost Consciousness
Dependability
Ethics
Initiative
Innovation
Interpersonal
Judgment
Oral Communication
Organizational Support
Planning/Organizing
Problem Solving
Quality
Quantity
Safety and Security
Team Work
Technical Skills
Written Communication

Responsibilities

Operate and maintain heavy equipment.
Pull and/or relocate fencing, and install new pen fencing.
Drain and clean water tanks.
Set out and/or apply insecticides or pesticides under the direction of licensed private applicator.
Clean and repair feed bunks (may require heavy equipment training).
Dig trenches; install water lines.
Perform hot works (welding/fabrication).
Perform sprinkler and dewatering system operation and maintenance.
Perform farm maintenance including windmills.
Operate cement plant.
Remove dead animals from pen to designated area.
Perform electrical maintenance.
Maintain general yard and building housekeeping.
Comply with all OSHA/Safety procedures, rules, and regulations.