Pen Rider – TORRINGTON

Dinklage Feedyards; Torrington (WY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Life Insurance

Dental/Vision Insurance

401(k)

Paid Time Off

Supplemental Insurance Plans

Job summary

Dinklage Feedyards in Torrington, WY is seeking a Cattle Care on Horseback worker to monitor cattle, identify illnesses, and provide humane treatment while riding daily through pens.

Experience of at least one year is preferred. The role includes maintaining facilities and assisting with cattle shipping, sorting, and herd management, with emphasis on safety and teamwork.

Candidates will care for their own horses and follow all company safety policies as part of a collaborative feed yard team.

Qualifications

• At least one year of experience.

Responsibilities

• Rides a horse through pens daily, making sure to ride every pen assigned for the day.
• Identifies sick animals including cattle with pneumonia, lameness, digestive issues, circulatory complications, strays, med-holds,and/or any other abnormal behavior, and removes sick cattle from pen for treatment.
• Inspects every water tank, pen, fence, and gate daily and reports any issues to supervisor.
• Reports any subtle changes in cattle to supervisor so the appropriate course of action can be taken.
• Maintains doctoring facilities, horse barns, and horse pens cleaning water tanks, and maintains overall cleanliness of all facilities.
• Responsible for proper care and nutrition of own horses.
• Focuses on being a team player, willing to complete additional tasks or assist in other departments and areas of the Feed Yard.

Job description

Summary

Cattle Care on Horseback

Reports To:

Cattle Supervisor

Location:

Torrington, WY

Company Paid Health & Life Insurance, Dental/Vision Insurance, 401(k), Paid Time Off, Supplemental Insurance Plans

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Rides a horse through pens daily, making sure to ride every pen assigned for the day.
• Stand up every animal daily to determine its condition.
• Identifies sick animals including cattle with pneumonia, lameness, digestive issues, circulatory complications, strays, med-holds,and/or any other abnormal behavior, and removes sick cattle from pen for treatment.
• Returns treated cattle to home pens daily after treatment.
• Inspects every water tank, pen, fence, and gate daily and reports any issues to supervisor.
• Reports any subtle changes in cattle to supervisor so the appropriate course of action can be taken.
• Doctors daily pulls within protocols set by Dinklage and Feed Yard Veterinarian.
• Helps maintain accurate head count in all hospitals, railer, long bred and buller pens.
• Ships and sorts cattle.
• Assists in moving and weighing railers, in addition to retrieving and assisting with posting deads.
• Assists in shagging cattle from large pens for processing.
• Maintains doctoring facilities, horse barns, and horse pens cleaning water tanks, and maintains overall cleanliness of all facilities.
• Responsible for proper care and nutrition of own horses.
• Performs all duties safely following all Dinklage safety policies and procedures.
• Focuses on being a team player, willing to complete additional tasks or assist in other departments and areas of the Feed Yard.

Education / Experience

At least one year of experience