Pen Rider

Overview: As a Pen Rider, you will be responsible for identifying and applying appropriate treatment to sick cattle ensuring all livestock is handled in a safe, professional and humane manner. Location: Eckley, CO Essential functions - Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions. - Review daily agenda for cattle movements. - If shipping, perform and verify head counts, retrieve cattle from all applicable pens and move to scales and shipping pens. - On horseback, safely ride through pens, inspect cattle and make decisions about pulling animals to be evaluated and treated based off appearance and other signs of illness. - Evaluate respiratory observe and recovery pens for re-treatment or movement to home pens. - Gather and move strays back to appropriate lots and pens. - Notify appropriate personnel regarding dead cattle and repairs or maintenance needed. - Maintain physical condition of horse(s) and tack. - Ensure compliance with all OSHA/Safety procedures, rules and regulations. - Maintain housekeeping of horse barn and tack rooms. - Maintain inventory of horse feed. - Other duties as assigned. Competencies - Adequate verbal and written communication skills. - Adequate mathematical skills: Ability to add and subtract, multiply and divide numbers. - Adequate horsemanship skills - Knowledge of cattle feedlot industry is highly desirable. - Willingness to work non-traditional hours as required - This individual must have the ability to work with a team, or individually. - Ability to communicate in English is preferred, not required. - Ability to prioritize tasks when appropriate. Supervisory responsibilities - None Work environment - You will be required to work at times in extreme weather conditions, such as rain, snow, wind, heat, cold. - Ability to work nights on occasions, weekends, and holidays. Physical demands - Ability to sit in a saddle for long periods of time. - Ability to work extended hours 10-11 hours per day. - This individual must be able to lift a minimum of 50 lbs. - Individual must be able to push, pull, and twist often on horseback. - Pull oneself up on a horse with just one side of their body (one leg and one arm) 3-4 times per day. - Must be able to throw a saddle onto a horse (twisting while using force to lift 30-40lb saddle up to eye level) - Reaching out away from body to pull 8lb gate rods up at a 56 degree angle while sitting on and holding onto a horse 130 times per days. - Must be able to push gate open from horseback using one arm extended out and away from body while controlling the horse 130 times per day. - Must be able to perform a higher volume of lifting gate rods and pushing gates open once per week for 3-4 hours when shipping cattle. (Opening 70 more gates on top of the normal 130 opened per day.) - When applicable during freezing conditions, must be able to mount and unmount horse to break ice. Travel required - None Required education and experience - High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or 1-3 month’s related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. - Adequate horsemanship skills Preferred education and experience - High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or 1-3 month’s related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. - Experience working with and identifying sick cattle in a feedlot setting - Adequate horsemanship skills – feedlot setting Competitive compensation and benefits including: - 401K Company Match - Health, Dental and Vision Insurance - Life Insurance - Paid Holidays - Paid Time Off(PTO) Work authorization/security clearance requirements Cobalt Cattle Company LLC participates in E-Verify. You must be authorized to work in the United States. Affirmative Action/EEO statement Cobalt Cattle Company LLC is an equal opportunity employer Note: Specific statements in each section of this Job Descript…