Versatile Ranch Hand & Grounds Team — Longmont

Golden Route Operations, LLC; Longmont (CO); On-site; USD 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Golden Route Operations, LLC in Longmont, CO is seeking a dependable Ranch Hand to join a small team caring for horses and maintaining the Meadowlark properties. This full-time, non-exempt position requires readiness to perform a wide range of tasks—from daily chores and event setup to fence work and property maintenance—with a focus on safety, teamwork, and clear communication.

Horse experience is not required, but helpful; candidates must be able to lift 75 pounds and work at both properties

Qualifications

• Horse experience is not a must, but it is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Be an extra pair of eyes on the ranch and take care of anything that should be addressed.
• Clean up after yourself when a job is completed.
• Return tools to original or correct location.
• Report to your supervisor if something has broken or malfunctioned during a task.
• Rake up any excess debris from cutting grass or weed whacking.
• Make sure sidewalks and driveways are cleared of dirt and weeds.
• weed whacking / pulling weeds , mowing lawns, watering trees, plants, flowers
• Scooping manure, re-bedding horse stalls , loading and unloading hay
• Sweeping, raking, cleaning up inside barns or around outside pens
• Digging holes for construction or landscaping
• Remove trash or debris from property
• Shoveling snow, throwing salt down, breaking ice up
• Removing hazardous weeds or flowers from animal areas
• Cleaning up around trees, picking up sticks and leaves
• Sweeping
• Moving panels to assemble for round pens
• Dragging arenas
• Removing rocks- large and small- by hand and relocating them to a designated area
• Fixing fences or gates
• Measuring distances and calculating distances of posts
• Building fences, setting posts ,
• Erecting electric fences
• Painting sheds, fences, roofs, walls
• Building basic structures
• Dig ging trenches to drain water from pooling locations
• Fix and/or clean horse auto waters
• Sanding fences or structures
• Lay or spread squeegee where necessary
• Using saws to cut wood
• Be able to be fully functional at both properties . If not confident in a task or project, you must follow up with your supervisor in a timely manner to ensure that the task or project stays on track
• Be able to lift 75 pounds easily
• Help to maintain systems put in place to keep everyone organized and on the same page
• Perform o ther duties as assigned to the best of your ability and with a positive attitude

Job description

Golden Route Operations, LLC in Longmont, CO is seeking a dependable Ranch Hand to join a small team caring for horses and maintaining the Meadowlark properties. This full-time, non-exempt position requires readiness to perform a wide range of tasks—from daily chores and event setup to fence work and property maintenance—with a focus on safety, teamwork, and clear communication.

Horse experience is not required, but helpful; candidates must be able to lift 75 pounds and work at both properties