Part Time Night Watchman - Friona, Texas
About The Position
The Night Watchman provides overnight security at a feedyard in Friona, Texas, and patrols the facility while on duty from 5:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. The role may involve answering phone calls, taking messages, assisting with cattle loading and unloading, and responding to requests and questions. It also includes receiving cattle and commodities, moving cattle into pens, preparing ear tags, checking feed and water systems, maintaining proper pen conditions, verifying facility safety, and performing general housekeeping. The position requires awareness of unusual activity, nuisance wildlife, and severe weather, with immediate reporting of emergencies and other concerns to facility staff or a supervisor. The employer may change or assign other duties.
Requirements
- Willingness to work nights, weekends, and holidays.
- Ability to sit, stand, or walk for long periods of time.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Good communication skills.
- Mechanical ability.
- Ability to use security and safety equipment, including video cameras, phones, and other surveillance tools.
Responsibilities
- Be on duty and patrol the feedyard from 5:00 p.m. until 5:30 a.m.
- Prevent illegal entry and monitor who enters and leaves the premises.
- Provide customer service as loads enter and exit the yard.
- Answer phone calls, take messages, and respond to requests and questions as needed.
- Assist with loading and unloading cattle.
- Receive incoming cattle and commodities as needed.
- Move cattle into pens.
- Make ear tags for upcoming processing.
- Maintain proper pen environments, feed levels, and water conditions.
- Perform nighttime feed checks.
- Check water systems and wells.
- Verify safe working conditions throughout the facility.
- Watch for nuisance wildlife and remain alert to impending severe weather.
- Immediately report emergencies and notify appropriate facility staff and the supervisor of anything unusual; follow their instructions.
- Perform general housekeeping duties.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
