East Lot Assistant (Horse Position)

Position Title: East Lot Assistant (Horse Position)

Position Type: Full-Time

Organization Name: Adams Land and Cattle

Location (City, State): Broken Bow, NE

Job Description/Duties: 

• Assisting with pen checking and the processing/sorting of incoming and outgoing cattle.
• Detecting sick or injured cattle in assigned pens and ensuring cattle health practices and procedures.
• Administering vaccines, implants, castrations, tags, topicals, and metaphylactics according to protocols and procedures.
• Collecting and inputting cattle sorting data into the internal computer system.
• Assisting with the unloading/loading of incoming and outgoing cattle. 
• Following animal welfare protocols and safety guidelines when in cattle handling areas and facilities.
• Maintaining and repairing feedlot fences, steel structures, and other feedlot infrastructures that sustain optimum cattle welfare and containment.
• Operating equipment to maintain and repair feedlot pens, in addition to removing snow when necessary.
• Assisting in all aspects of the feeding and mill areas, including operating equipment, using the computer feeding system, loading ingredients, and managing commodities.
• Ensuring the facilities (e.g. shop, processing barn, mobile hospital, mill) are being maintained and cleaned, so they may be in a good operating condition.

*Compensation includes $425 per month in horse pay.

*Eligible for up to a $1000 Hiring Bonus.

Qualifications or Skills Required:

Ideal candidate would possess the following qualifications:

• Strong interest and/or background in the cattle industry.
• Intermediate to advanced horsemanship skills. 
• Knowledge of sick or injured cattle.
• Beef Quality Assurance experience.
• Commitment to safety and quality culture.
• Excellent verbal communication.
• Individual must be team-oriented.
• High attention to detail.

This position requires:

• Individual must provide, shoe, and maintain two (2) or three (3) head of horses and pass ADAMS pre-employment horse evaluation tests.
• Individual must be able to work in adverse weather conditions, if needed.
• Exerting 25-100 pounds of force frequently; 10-20 pounds of force constantly. Standing, sitting, and walking continuously; carrying, lifting/lowering, pushing/pulling, bending, twisting, climbing, reaching/handling/grasping, and kneeling/crouching frequently; crawling and stairs occasionally.

Contact Information/Instructions How to Apply: 

Upload your resume and/or submit an application at www.adamslandandcattle.com/careers.