Careers

SALARY: 
Negotiable depending on experience.

 

BENEFITS: 
Housing and utilities provided. 
Beef provided six months after employment start date & as available thereafter. 
Merit raises at one year anniversary of employment and annually thereafter. 

One-week paid vacation after one year of employment, two weeks paid vacation after two years of employment and thereafter, must be taken during summer months. 
Pickup provided for ranch job. 

 

JOB EXPECTATIONS: 

• Assisting with spring and fall calving, spring calving begins Feb. 1 annually, fall calving begins after Sept. 1, night calving may be expected during spring calving season

• Assisting with AI breeding, which may include heat detection and sorting off cows in heat on horseback

• Moving cattle on horseback – ranch horses available, ATV available but not used to herd cattle

• Feeding with vertical mixer and hay bale processor, other equipment includes a tele-handler and John Deere tractors; during winter months this may include but not be limited to feeding up to 500 calves daily and feeding cows on cornstalks and during calving season

• Good care and maintenance of machinery including but not limited to oil changes, greasing, etc.

• Fixing fence, windmill maintenance, and maintaining ranch facilities which includes mowing and maintaining the house yard

• Assisting with misc. duties in preparation for annual bull sale held the first week of April

• Spraying pastures for weeds, etc.

• Haying is custom done, but bales need to be piled and moved, etc. NO FARMING