in County, ID

Job Description

Job Site: Highwood Montana

Dates of Need 1/6/2025 - 11/6/2025

The Livestock Production position will be required to perform any combination of the following tasks to attend to livestock operation: monitor, care for and move livestock using 4-wheelers and side by sides to and from pastures for winter feeding while pastures are not producing feed; examine animals to detect diseases and injuries; assist with calving; place mineral blocks; vaccinate livestock, herd into corral and/or stall and manually restraining animals; apply medications to cuts and bruises; spray livestock with insecticide; assist with castration of livestock; clip identifying notches or brands animals; manually clean stalls/corrals. Must be able to manually hoist/stack hay bales; pick rocks, repair existing fence lines sometimes in rough terrain. Must be able to find and maintain bearings to grazing areas. The job entails working around farm machinery, a variety of farm animals. Most duties are performed out of doors, and entail exposure to extreme cold, snow and other environmental conditions. Worker must be able to crouch, bend, lift and carry up to 100 pounds. Additional hours and split shifts needed during calving season. Driving is required on ranch only but if they have a valid driver's license may drive off the ranch.