Pen Rider - Horse Position

Posted: Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Position Title: Pen Rider - Horse Position

Position Type: Full time

Organization Name: Adams Land and Cattle

Location (City, State): Broken Bow, NE

Job Description/Duties: 

Opportunity for a team-oriented individual to be responsible for the detection and safe handling of sick cattle at our South Feedlot in Broken Bow, NE.

This person will be responsible for:

  • Riding assigned pens daily as scheduled, excluding extreme weather conditions.
  • Being accountable for cattle health in assigned pens by detecting sick or injured cattle.
  • 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.

This position requires:

  • Individual must provide, shoe, and maintain three (3) head of horses and pass ADAMS pre-employment horse evaluation and diagnosis test.
  • Individual must be able to work holidays, extended hours, and weekends as scheduled.
  • Individual must be able to work in adverse weather conditions, if needed.
  • Exerting 50-100 pounds of force occasionally. Sitting, lifting/lowering, pushing/pulling, and reaching/handling/grasping frequently; standing, walking, carrying, bending, twisting, climbing, and crawling occasionally; stairs and kneeling/crouching rarely.

Contact Information/Instructions How to Apply:  Upload your resume and/or submit an application at www.adamslandandcattle.com/careers.