General Livestock / Ranch Hand

Kingston Place, LLC; Vermont; On-site; USD 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Kingston Place, LLC in Benson, Vermont, seeks a hands‑on Ranch/Livestock Worker to care for cattle and maintain farm facilities. You will feed, water, move cattle, and assist with calving and herd health following veterinary protocols, with a focus on low‑stress handling.

The role involves operating tractors and loaders, building fences, and performing routine maintenance outdoors in all weather. Training is provided for the right reliable candidate willing to learn.

Qualifications

• Experience around cattle preferred, but training will be provided.
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds and work outdoors in all weather.
• Valid driver’s license and a clean driving record.
• Willingness to learn low-stress handling around cattle.

Responsibilities

• Feed and water cattle, and keep feed, mineral and salt stocked in pastures.
• Sort, move and load cattle between pastures, pens and trailers using low-stress handling.
• Assist with receiving, calving, tagging and routine herd health under veterinarian protocols.
• Build and repair fence, gates and corrals.
• Keep water lines, troughs and waterers working, including through the winter.
• Run tractors, loaders, skid steers and trucks, and haul feed, hay and supplies.
• Perform routine maintenance and minor repairs on equipment and facilities.
• Record treatments, cattle moves and counts.

Skills

Driver's license

Reliability

Comfort around cattle

Mechanical aptitude

Lift 50 lbs

Tools

Tractor experience

Loader experience

Skid steer experience

CDL (helpful)

Job description

Do the daily work that keeps cattle healthy and the ranch running: feeding, moving cattle, fencing, water and equipment.

Benson, Vermont. Work spans properties across the Champlain Valley.

SCHEDULE

Full time, hourly, with a weekend and holiday rotation

REPORTS TO

Ranch / Livestock Operations Manager

HOUSING

Not provided

START

Confirmed at offer.

ABOUT THE ROLE

This is hands‑on work with cattle and equipment, outdoors in every season. Experience with cattle helps, but we will train a reliable person who wants to learn the job well.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• 01 Feed and water cattle, and keep feed, mineral and salt stocked in pastures.
• 02 Sort, move and load cattle between pastures, pens and trailers using low‑stress handling.
• 03 Help with receiving, calving, tagging and routine herd health, and give treatments under the veterinarian’s protocols.
• 04 Build and repair fence, gates and corrals.
• 05 Keep water lines, troughs and waterers working, including through the winter.
• 06 Run tractors, loaders, skid steers and trucks, and haul feed, hay and supplies.
• 07 Do routine maintenance and minor repairs on equipment and facilities.
• 08 Record what you did: treatments, cattle moves and counts.

What we’re looking for

• + A valid driver’s license and a clean driving record.
• + Reliability: on time, every day, in every season.
• + Comfort around cattle and a willingness to learn low‑stress handling.
• + Mechanical aptitude for fences, water systems and equipment.
• + The ability to lift 50 pounds or more, bend, stand for long periods and work outdoors in all weather.
• + Availability for your share of weekend and holiday livestock care.

HELPFUL BUT NOT REQUIRED

• Prior work on a cattle ranch or farm, especially with beef cattle.
• Tractor, loader and skid steer experience.
• A commercial driver’s license (CDL).
• BQA certification.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Outdoor, physical work in all weather, with early starts and a rotating weekend and holiday schedule.

PAY AND BENEFITS

$22 to $27 per hour, depending on experience. Housing is not provided.

HOW WE HIRE

A phone screen, an interview, a supervised working session on site with cattle and equipment, reference checks, then a written offer.

Equal opportunity. Kingston Place is an equal opportunity employer. We make employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal or Vermont law.

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