Posted: Wednesday, February 14, 2018
Position Title: Pen Checker (Horse Position)
Position Type: Full Time
Organization Name: Adams Land and Cattle
Location: Broken Bow, NE
Job Description/Duties:
- Properly diagnosing cattle through mail or radio contact with Cattle Health team and pulling cattle to the adjacent hospital pen.
- Sorting cattle, including removing withdrawal cattle according to sales schedule, wrong penners, and mixed pens.
- Moving cattle within the feedyard.
- Gathering loose cattle and taking them to their appropriate pens.
- Checking water tanks to ensure functionality.
- Utilizing animal health reports and interpreting the data to support decisions.
- Reporting vet pen and general pen maintenance to Pen Checking Team Lead or Supervisor.
- Communicating problematic pens with leadership immediately.
- Calling in moralities and animals for euthanasia to the Cattle Health team.
- Ensuring holding pens around the processing facilities are emptied daily.
- Ensuring general care for your horses (i.e. shoeing, vaccinations, feeding).
- Maintaining and cleaning your area (i.e. tack, run, water tanks, hay feeders) within the facility, including the break room.
- Assisting in other areas of cattle production, including but not limited to Cattle Logistics, Cattle Distribution, and East Lot.
- Rotating the on-call responsibilities for unloading incoming cattle on the weekends.
*Compensation includes $425 per month in horse pay.
Qualifications or skills Required:
Ideal candidate would possess the following qualifications:
- Cattle handling knowledge and experience.
- Intermediate to advanced horsemanship skills.
- Knowledge of sick or injured cattle, including basic animal health diagnosis.
- Punctual.
- Must be team-oriented.
- High attention to detail.
- Excellent verbal communication skills.
- Feedlot, sale barn, and/or ranch experience is preferred.
- Beef Quality Assurance experience.
- Commitment to safety and quality culture.
Salary & Benefits:
Contact Information/Instructions How to Apply:
Upload your resume and/or submit an application at http://www.adamslandandcattle.com/careers.