Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals - Livesto
Gibson Farms Inc
Copeland, KS
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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Animal Breeding, Equipment Maintenance/Repair, Medical Products, Medical Treatment, Medication Administration, Pumps, Systems Maintenance, Veterinary Medicine
LOCATION
Copeland, KS
POSTED
26 days ago
This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more
information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/13596728
Feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies. Herd
livestock to pastures for grazing or to scales, trucks, or other
enclosures. Examine animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and
to check physical characteristics, such as rate of weight gain. Provide
medical treatment, such as administering medications and vaccinations,
or arrange for veterinarians to provide more extensive treatment. Mark
livestock to identify ownership and grade, using brands, tags, paint, or
tattoos. Maintain heated watering system. Segregate animals according to
weight, age, color, and physical condition. Inspect, maintain, and
repair equipment, machinery, buildings, pens, yards, and fences. Move
equipment or livestock from one location to another, manually or using
trucks or carts. Clean stalls, pens, and equipment, using disinfectant
solutions, brushes, shovels, water hoses, or pumps. Mix feed, additives,
and medicines in prescribed portions. Shift animals between grazing
areas to ensure that they have sufficient access to food. Perform duties
related to livestock reproduction, such as breeding animals within
appropriate timeframes, performing artificial inseminations, and helping
with animal births. Weaning sheep/lambs. Groom, clip, trim, or castrate
animals, dock ears and tails, or shear coats to collect hair. Spray
livestock with disinfectants and insecticides or dip or bathe animals.
Confine livestock in stalls. Remove ice formed in water. Drive pick-up
truck to town for livestock supplies on occasion. No CDL Required and no
commercial truck driving required. Farming with: Sheep and Lambs
Employer-provided housing
Employer-provided housing includes free and convenient kitchen
facilities with appropriate equipment, appliances, cooking accessories,
and dishwashing facilities for meal preparation. For workers residing in
employer-provided housing, employer also provides free transportation
once per week to/from closest town or city for personal errands (e.g.,
groceries, banking services
The employer will permit workers to select any means of transportation
they choose and provide reimbursement upon arrival at the farm for all
inbound and outbound transportation at no less than the most economical
and reasonable common carrier transportation charges for the distance
involved. This may include plane, train, bus, or automobile.