Ranch Laborer - Applegate 4 Ranch

Foster Farms • Atwater, CA

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About The Position

The Ranch Laborer assists with the day-to-day operations of the ranch and its fryers, including feeding, mortality removal, equipment adjustments, and sanitation. The role supports the grow-out program by helping ensure ranch setup, brooding, temperatures, ventilation, mortality management, vaccination, and medication meet quality and productivity standards. It also involves coordinating feed deliveries, maintaining accurate feed and fuel inventories, supporting proper growing methods, and maintaining facilities and equipment for effective use and good appearance. The Ranch Laborer learns and assists with sanitation and disease-protection procedures, maintains awareness of industrial safety, animal welfare, and biosecurity, and reports problems directly to the Ranch Manager or Field Supervisor. Additional pay is provided for hours worked during specified evening and overnight periods.

Requirements

• Be self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision.
• Have good mathematical and organizational skills.
• Be able to lift and move 25 pounds.
• Have good verbal and written communication skills in basic English.
• Possess or be able to learn supervisory and leadership skills.
• Be able to work as scheduled or needed, including overtime, evenings, holidays, and weekends.
• Be able to follow company standards, guidelines, and policies.
• Be able to work at other ranches or complexes as needed.

Nice To Haves

• Mechanical aptitude is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist with day-to-day ranch and fryer operations, including feeding, mortality removal, equipment adjustments, and sanitation.
• Assist with grow-out activities, including ranch setup, brooding, temperature and ventilation management, mortality management, vaccination, and medication.
• Assist with coordinating feed deliveries and maintain accurate feed and fuel inventories.
• Help ensure proper growing methods are followed.
• Help maintain facilities and equipment for optimal use and good appearance.
• Learn and assist with sanitation and disease-protection procedures.
• Maintain awareness of industrial safety, animal welfare, and biosecurity.
• Report problems directly to the Ranch Manager or Field Supervisor.
• Work at other ranches or complexes as needed.

What This Job Offers

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