Yard Maintenance/Feed Truck Driver

Five Rivers Cattle Feeding; Wellington (CO); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Five Rivers Cattle Feeding in Wellington, CO is seeking a team-oriented Yard Maintenance worker to assist in pen maintenance, groundskeeping, painting and cleaning, including tank washing and repair. The role requires operating heavy equipment and a willingness to drive a feed truck to support daily cattle operations.

The position involves performing routine equipment servicing, complying with safety rules, and contributing to a clean, well-maintained yard environment under supervision.

Qualifications

• Valid driver's license.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to interpret a variety of written, oral, diagram, or schedule form instructions.

Responsibilities

• Identifies pens to be cleaned through communication with management and receiving personnel.
• Maintains pens, roads, bunk pads and alleys; manages dust, manure, slope and grade; operates heavy equipment.
• Repairs water systems and tanks to ensure a continuous freshwater supply for cattle.
• Mows grass and sweeps bunks; paints or repaints pens and buildings; drives a feed truck.
• Ensures equipment is serviced (fueling, fluids, filters, greasing) and follows safety rules.

Job description

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:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Other duties may be assigned.

Identifies pens to be cleaned through communication with management and receiving personnel.

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.

Helps ensure a continuous supply of freshwater to cattle by performing repairs to the water systems and tanks.

Mows grass/weeds and sweeps bunks by operating tractor/mower; replaces broken cable, clips, or fence; paints or re-paints pens, building, etc...

Will include driving a feed truck as well.

Ensures operation of equipment by completing servicing requirements specified by the manager (may include: fueling, checking fluid levels, checking filters, greasing, and cleaning equipment).

Complies with all applicable safety rules and policies.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Valid driver’s license.

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

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.