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Idaho Department of Labor General Ranch Hand in Boise, Idaho

This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information, please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2142309 Job Site: Worden Montana. Dates of Need 2/15/2024 - 12/14/2024.

The General Farm Ranch Hand position will be required to perform any combination of the following tasks to attend to livestock and farming operation: monitor, care for and move livestock using 4-wheelers and side by sides to pastures for grazing; examine animals to detect diseases and injuries; assist with calving; place mineral blocks; vaccinate livestock, herd into corral and/or stall and manually restraining animals; apply medications to cuts and bruises; spray livestock with insecticide; assist with castration of livestock; clip identifying notches or brand animals; manually clean stalls/corrals; operate sprayers, seeders, planters, and harvesting equipment; drive trucks. Must be able to operate tractors and farm implements required to plant, cultivate, and harvest hay and other crops; must manually hoist/stack hay bales; pick rocks, basic fence maintenance in rough terrain. Mechanical skills and experience are required to use equipment necessary to perform the tasks above. Worker will be required to perform routine mechanical repairs and maintenance on

farm equipment: welding experience is required. Must be able to find and maintain bearings to grazing areas and fields. The job entails working around farm machinery, a variety of farm animals as well as exposure to predators and snakes. Most duties are performed out of doors, and entail exposure to extreme heat, cold, dust, rain and other environmental conditions. Worker must be able to crouch, bend, lift and carry up to 100 pounds. Additional hours and split shifts needed during haying, calving season, planting and harvest. Driver\'s license required. Increased wages and bonus may be possible depending on experience.

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