Equipment Operator - Yard

Five Rivers Cattle Feeding; Dalhart (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated individual to maintain pens and manage equipment at a cattle feeding operation. This role involves utilizing loaders, scrapers, and tractors to ensure cleanliness and safety in the work environment. You'll be responsible for loading manure and maintaining road surfaces, while adhering to safety protocols. The position requires physical stamina and the ability to work outdoors in various weather conditions. If you are adaptable, safety-conscious, and enjoy working around livestock, this opportunity could be a great fit for you.

Qualifications

• Valid driver's license is essential for this role.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules and manuals is required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain pens by utilizing equipment to remove manure and groom areas.
• Load trucks with cattle manure for application on farm ground.

Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents

Understanding of company policies

Good eyesight and depth perception

Education

Valid driver's license

Tools

Loader

Scraper

Farm tractor

Job description

Current job opportunities are posted here as they become available.

FUNCTION:

Maintains pens by utilizing loader, scraper, or farm tractor to remove accumulated manure, fill in holes, and groom pen. Performs the following duties:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Identifies pens to be cleaned through communication with management and receiving personnel.
2. Maintains road surfaces, bunk pads, pens, and alleys by filling in holes, controlling dust, and removing accumulated manure; takes care to leave hard pack intact while also maintaining pen slope and grade.
3. Loads trucks with cattle manure for application on farm ground.
4. Ensures operation of equipment by completing servicing requirements specified by the manager (may include: fueling, checking fluid levels, checking filters, greasing, and cleaning equipment).
5. Complies with all applicable safety rules and policies.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Valid driver’s license.

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

COMPETENCY:

Expected to demonstrate understanding of Company policies, adapt to changes in the work environment, exhibit sound, and accurate judgment, observe safety and security procedures, and report potentially unsafe conditions.

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 is regularly exposed to airborne particles. The employee is frequently exposed to work near moving mechanical parts and outdoor weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

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.

Climbing 4 to 5 steep steps to board or off-board equipment several times per day. The operation of heavy equipment requires good eyesight, head, and neck movement along upper body movement. Leg and feet movement for brake, clutch, and accelerator. Good depth perception for pen maintenance and loading trucks. Walking on uneven surfaces in all weather conditions.

Lift, push, pull, carry, sit, stand, jump, kneel, bend, twist, reaching, climbing. Working around livestock.