Maintenance - 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 Yard Maintenance Assistant to support various tasks around the yard department. This role involves maintaining pen cleanliness, operating heavy equipment, and ensuring the welfare of cattle through repairs and upkeep of water systems. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong communication skills and a commitment to safety while working in a dynamic outdoor environment. Join a team that values hard work and dedication, and contribute to the smooth operation of a vital agricultural facility.

Qualifications

• Valid driver's license is required for the position.
• Ability to read and interpret safety and maintenance documents.

Responsibilities

• Maintain pens and road surfaces, ensuring a clean environment for cattle.
• Perform repairs on water systems and tanks to ensure freshwater supply.

Skills

Heavy Equipment Operation

Communication Skills

Safety Compliance

Problem Solving

Education

Valid Driver’s License

Tools

Tractor

Mower

Job description

Current job opportunities are posted here as they become available.

REPORTS TO: Manager Yard Maintenance and Assistant Manager Yard Maintenance

FLSA STATUS: Hourly, Ag exempt

FUNCTION: Assists in various capacities around the yard department including pen maintenance, groundskeeping, painting, cleaning, and tank washing/repair. Performs the following duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

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; operates heavy equipment.
3. Helps ensure a continuous supply of freshwater to cattle by performing repairs to the water systems and tanks.
4. Mows grass/weeds and sweeps bunks by operating tractor/mower; replaces broken cable, clips, or fence; paints or re-paints pens, buildings, etc.
5. Ensures operation of equipment by completing servicing requirements specified by the manager (may include: fueling, checking fluid levels, checking filters, greasing, and cleaning equipment).
6. Complies with all applicable safety rules and policies.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Valid driver’s license.
2. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
3. 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.

Occasionally to frequently this job will require lifting, push/pull, carry, bend, stoop, crawl, climb, stand, sit, kneel/squat, twisting, walking, running, grasping, squeezing, reaching, turning. Have the agility to walk through cattle pens and move swiftly if conditions warrant, walking on uneven surfaces and over fences. Must complete work in all weather conditions.