Cattle Operations Lead: Calving & Health Specialist

Kansas Ag Connection; Kansas; On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing Provided

Work Vehicle

Health Insurance after 6 months

Beef after 6 months

Job summary

Hansen Agri-PLACEMENT is seeking an Assistant Cattle Manager for a progressive, family-operated cattle operation in Kansas. This role focuses on hands-on cow/calf work, health management, and adherence to established protocols while collaborating with ownership.

The right candidate will take on increasing responsibilities and help manage cattle across multiple grazing locations within ~20 miles of the home operation, with strong emphasis on independence and reliability.

Qualifications

• Strong cow/calf and general cattle experience.
• Calving experience, including identifying problems and assisting calves.
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of assigned cattle.
• Experience operating feed trucks, loaders, pickups, UTVs, and general cattle equipment.
• Ability to safely gather, process, vaccinate, and treat cattle.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on cow/calf work with emphasis on health and welfare.
• Recognize sick or compromised cattle early and follow protocols.
• Identify calving problems and assist/pull calves when necessary.
• Possibly feed when necessary and manage daily cattle tasks.
• Follow established cattle-health, calving, feeding, and reproductive protocols.

Skills

Cow/calf experience

Calving experience

Independent work

Vaccination and treatment

Equipment operation (UTVs, loaders)

Strong work ethic

Tools

UTVs

Job description

Hansen Agri-PLACEMENT is seeking an Assistant Cattle Manager for a progressive, family-operated cattle operation in Kansas. This role focuses on hands-on cow/calf work, health management, and adherence to established protocols while collaborating with ownership.

The right candidate will take on increasing responsibilities and help manage cattle across multiple grazing locations within ~20 miles of the home operation, with strong emphasis on independence and reliability.