Pen Rider - Gilcrest Feedlot

Five Rivers Cattle Feeding • La Salle, CO

420d

About The Position

This position involves monitoring and managing livestock in a feedlot environment, utilizing humane techniques to ensure the health and safety of the animals. The role requires riding a horse to observe cattle, assist in their treatment, and facilitate their movement within the facility. The job is year-round and requires flexibility in working hours, including weekends and holidays.

Requirements

• Ability to ride a horse in a safe manner.
• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to apply these functions using units and weights.
• Knowledge of cattle breeds and characteristics.
• Flexibility to work varied hours should shipping necessitate it.
• Must be able to work scheduled weekends, holidays, and in all weather conditions.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes a horse to ride through assigned pens daily and identify animals by observing outward signs of distress; segregates cattle for treatment by driving them to the nearest hospital pen.
• Assists in shipment of finished cattle by opening gates, driving cattle to shipping areas for weighing, counting cattle, and separating strays; checking withdrawals.
• Moves/drives cattle from one area of the yard to another by utilizing humane low-stress techniques including slow movement of cattle.
• Returns treated cattle to home pens from hospitals.
• Returns stray animals to home pens.
• Rides horse safely by awareness of surroundings and exercise of caution in dangerous situations.
• Maintains appearance of break room by properly disposing of trash, wiping feet upon entering, and sweeping/mopping according to posted schedule.
• Maintains cleanliness of horse facilities by sweeping floor and cleaning stalls.
• Reports observed pen maintenance issues to appropriate yard employee for repair (broken water tanks, bunks, holes, etc.).
• Alerts supervisor to possible problem pens through observance of unusual trends (including concerns about feed, conditions of cattle received, etc.).
• Complies with all applicable safety rules and policies.

Benefits

• Paid bi-weekly
• Year-round position
• Non-FLSA exempt from overtime pay, all hours paid at straight time

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Animal Production and Aquaculture
• Education Level: No Education Listed