Calf Ranch Labor (Grand View, ID)

Summary

Day begins early with getting milk, bottles, and nipples prepped for morning feeding. Feeding along with begging of calves that need help eating. Once all calves are fed, cleaning of milk equipment follows. Water and grain is fed next, this involves spot cleaning and replacing dirty buckets. The vet/receiving crew will be out processing newly arrived calves as well as walking calves to monitor health. This includes drawing of blood, vaccinating, dehorning, banding, administering medication, etc. Bedding is monitored and added as needed. Pens and rows will be scraped and cleaned on schedule with calf moves. In the afternoons calves will be fed again in a similar fashion to the morning feeding.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Feed calves bottles according to schedule, per instructions and distribute according to supervisor directions
• Cleans and sanitize milk bottles/nipples, grain/water buckets, and hutches between use to ensure healthy feeding facilities.
• Maintain grounds ensuring that the facility is clean and free of debris both inside and outside.
• Other duties may be assigned.

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.

Language Skills

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondences.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one situations.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s.
• Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurements, volume, and distance.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands/fingers to handle, manipulate, or feel objects, tolls, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
• The employe must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation 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 dust, fumes, or airborne particles.
• Work may be performed in pens with animals present.
• The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.