Livestock Hand
Core
Perform day-to-day livestock operations including cattle handling, health monitoring, and preparation for dispatch at a feedlot.
Role type
Livestock Hand (Cattle)
Builds
Cattle health management and dispatch preparation for processing facilities
Domain
Agriculture / Livestock / Beef Production
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Cattle handling, horse riding, animal health assessment, record keeping, equipment maintenance, inventory control
Preferred skills
Cattle husbandry knowledge, general cattle handling experience
Technologies
Hydraulic crush, information collection systems
Responsibilities
Ride horses through pens to monitor animal health, draft sick animals for hospital treatment, operate hydraulic crush and gates, count and move cattle to feed pens, maintain feedlot facilities and equipment, record animal identification and treatment data
Seniority
Entry-level to Junior, hands-on IC