Pen Rider

Paycom - ATS; Coalinga (CA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Harris Ranch Feeding Company is seeking a Pen Rider in the Coalinga area to move, sort, and pull cattle for treatment and harvest on horseback. You will ride pens, identify sickness or injuries, and record cattle movements.

Expect to maintain tack, ensure clean horse facilities, and follow safety and welfare regulations. Qualifications include strong horsemanship, livestock handling skills, and the ability to count cattle accurately.

Qualifications

• Must have good horsemanship and be able to pull sick or injured cattle.
• Must be able to count cattle accurately.
• Excellent verbal communication.
• Must work well in a team.

Responsibilities

• Observe strays, poor doers, downer animals, or other animals not destined for processing.
• Gather, sort, count, and load cattle for harvest.
• Ride pens daily to identify sickness and injuries.
• Accurately record pulled cattle removed from pens.
• Receive, ship, unload and move cattle as needed.
• Safely move cattle from pens as directed.
• Maintain cleanliness of horse facilities and tack.
• Follow safety and animal welfare regulations and company policies.

Skills

Horsemanship

Livestock handling

Counting cattle

Verbal communication

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Summary:The Pen Rider will move, sort, and pull cattle that require treatment throughout the feedlot on horseback.Reports to:Cowboy Supervisor.Duties/Responsibilities:Responsible for observing strays, poor doers, downer animals, or other animals not destined for processing.Gather, sort, count, and load cattle for harvest.Ride pens per daily schedule identifying sickness and injuries.Accurately record pulled cattle removed from pens.Receive, ship, unload and move cattle as needed.Safely Move cattle from pens as directed.Maintain cleanliness of horse facilities and tack.Act in accordance with all applicable safety animal welfare regulations and company policies.Required Skills/Abilities:Must recognize sick or injured cattle, skillfully pull them out of the pen, and move them to the hospital.Must have good horsemanship skills.Essential to have full knowledge of livestock handling skills.Must be able to count cattle accurately.Excellent verbal communication.Attention to detail.Must work well in a team-oriented environment.Education and Experience:High school diploma or equivalent preferred.Physical Requirements:Requires climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, and repetitive motionsMust be able to lift and push 50 pounds at a time.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to airborne particles and outdoor weather conditions.Harris Ranch Feeding Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates are evaluated and selected based on their qualifications for the job in question. We do not base our employment decisions on employee's or applicant's citizenship, race, age, color, sex, religion, natural origin, sexual orientation, handicap, or disability, marital status, veteran status, reproductive health decision-making, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.Harris Feeding Company participates in E-Verify during the hire process at all locations for all new Team Members.