Feedlot Processing/Receiving Labor Procesamiento/recepción

Simplot Company; Grand View (ID); On-site; USD 17,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Simplot Company in Grand View, Idaho, is seeking personnel to support feedlot operations and daily cattle management. The role involves assisting with receiving, branding, tagging, vaccinating, and sorting livestock, as well as general facility maintenance and yard duties.

Ideal candidates will have a high school diploma or GED, basic math skills for weights and measures, and the ability to read and follow simple instructions. The work is outdoors and requires physical endurance.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 1–3 months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one situations.
• Basic arithmetic: add/subtract two-digit numbers and multiply/divide with 10s and 100s; handle money, weight, volume, and distance.

Responsibilities

• Assist in receiving operations by branding, tagging, vaccinating, and sorting cattle.
• Clean pens, scales, feed bunks, water tank drains, and water troughs.
• Assist cowboys by opening gates and gathering livestock according to instructions.
• Make routine repairs and perform general maintenance in the feedlot.
• Other duties as instructed by supervisor.

Skills

Reading comprehension

Written communication

Oral communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

For more than 90 years, Simplot Company has grown as a family-owned, privately held global food and agriculture company. Our diverse businesses span agriculture, food production, manufacturing, mining, plant and animal sciences, ranching and cattle production, logistics, and transportation, connecting many of the essential steps that bring food from the earth to communities around the world.

That diversity creates strength, stability, and opportunity. Across our global business, employees can build new skills, explore different career paths, and contribute to meaningful work in a culture where safety is foundational.

Whatever your role, your work at Simplot contributes to something bigger. Join us to grow your career, make an impact, and help shape the future of food and agriculture.

Summary

Performs various tasks under supervision to assist in the everyday operations of the feedlot by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Assists in the receiving operation by branding, tagging, vaccinating, and sorting cattle.
• Cleans pens, scales, feed bunks, water tank drains, and water troughs to remove dust and sand particles in order to ensure healthy feeding facilities.
• Assists cowboys by opening gates and gathering livestock to scales, pens, trucks, and holding areas according to instructions.
• Makes routine repairs and performs general maintenance duties in the feedlot.
• Performs other duties as instructed by supervisor.
• 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.

EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills

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

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 measurement, volume, and distance.

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to apply commonsense 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

• 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, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in outside weather conditions and is regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles.
• 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.

Travel Required: None

Location(s): L&L Feedlot - Grand View

Country: United States

• The Simplot Company is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, marital status, or any other protected status.

If the Simplot Company decides to offer you this position, such offer will be conditioned on your satisfactory completion of a post-offer criminal background check. For Washington Job Applicants, see the Washington State Attorney General’s Washington Fair Chance Act Guide and RCW 49.94.010 for more information.