Lead Ranch Worker 1 - Rancho Grande

SUMMARY 
Operation of various types of equipment, basic mechanic work, carpentry, electrical work, plumbing, maintenance of ranch facilities, and basic livestock feeding and care.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Operation of various types of equipment.  Employee must have experience and working understanding of safe and efficient use of tractors, trucks, haying equipment, loaders, etc, including their operation during sub-zero winter weather.
Basic mechanic work.  Employee will be responsible for maintenance, troubleshooting and basic repair of heavy equipment, ranch fleet pickups, ATVs, and other ranch machinery as needed.   Must keep accurate service and repair records. Will be responsible for the purchasing and maintaining inventory of parts, tools, and other general supplies.  
Basic carpentry, electrical work, plumbing.  Employee will be responsible for maintenance and repair of ranch buildings including houses, barn, shop, etc.   
Maintenance of ranch facilities, grounds and meadows, including but not limited to brush cutting, dragging meadows, irrigating and haying, etc.  Employee will be responsible for the regular and consistent care of several acres of lawn, including watering, fertilizing, mowing, weed control, pruning, etc.  Employee will be responsible for grading, graveling, and repairing driveways as needed and plowing snow in the winter.  
Basic livestock feeding and care.   Employee will be responsible for feeding livestock during winter months.   Must be able to recognize potential health issues and report them to supervisor.  Ability to treat injured/sick animals is a bonus but is not required.

Performs other duties as assigned by the Ranch Manager/Foreman.

QUALIFICATIONS  
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE 
High School Diploma or GED required. Knowledgeable in the areas of animal health and cattle conditions generally acquired with a minimum of two to three years related experience and/or training. 

LANGUAGE SKILLS 
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.  Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers and other employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS 
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent, and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY 
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret a variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS 
Must be a licensed driver of single axle vehicles.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and reach with hands and arms.  The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; and use hands/fingers to handle, manipulate, or feel objects, tools, or controls.  The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision, color vision, and depth perception.

WORK ENVIRONMENT  The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in outside weather conditions and is regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles.  The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.