Leachman Cattle - Cattle Crew

Job Description:

Leachman Cattle is a progressive beef seedstock producer using precision technology to improve cattle.  We lead the industry in producing profitable, tasty, and sustainable beef. Leachman is currently seeking a full-time Sale Cattle Crew Member to join our winning team in Meriden, WY!  This Team Member will work on our Sale Cattle Preparation/Bull Development Crew to care for, develop, prepare for sale, and assist with delivery of approximately 2500 bulls and several hundred females, per year, through multiple local and regional sales!  Housing and benefits provided!

 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Handle cattle with low-stress handling techniques
• Assist with daily care and welfare of cattle
• Adhere to all quality control measures relevant to the health and safety of employees and cattle
  • Monitor cattle health for injury and illness and report concerns to department supervisors.
  • Maintain fences, feed bunks, water troughs, and facilities in clean and repaired state at all times
• Use Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) methods to assist with processing of arriving cattle, including:
  • Verifying individual identification (visual and EID tags)
  • Administering vaccinations
  • Administering parasite control
  • Branding
  • Dehorning as necessary
  • Taking DNA tissue samples
• Cattle Movements, Inventory
  • Complete feedlot sorts/movements as directed by supervisor
  • Turn accurate, organized, and detailed movement records to the office
  • Complete monthly cattle location inventories as directed by supervisor
• Sale Preparation
  • Assist with data collection - animals will be scored, and data collected, for structure, feet, disposition, etc. on a regular basis.
  • Accurately record animal weights as directed by supervisor
  • Work with brand inspectors and veterinary staff to complete inspections, fertility and health testing of sale animals
  • Work with professional livestock photographers/videographers to obtain quality photographs and videos of sale offerings
  • Assist contractors with clipping and hoof maintenance
  • Maintain all facilities in clean, “guest-ready”, state at all times and assist with customer/group visits as directed
• Shipping /Transporting
  • Keep accurate, individual, records of all incoming and outgoing cattle
  • Pull and sort individual cattle from pens, and strategically load into semi pots or stock trailers for individual customer and sale shipping
  • Accurately fill out weight scale tickets and communicate with office staff
  • Verify individual IDs, health and brand papers on all incoming and outgoing cattle
• Equipment Use, Facilities & Maintenance
  • Maintain barn, fences, facilities, vehicles and equipment in proper workable and safe conditions and appearance at all times
  • Observe and promote all safety rules - ensure employee and animal safety, in all facilities, at all times
  • Check and maintain fluids and filters on company vehicles and equipment
  • Ability to back up, load cattle and safely drive a pickup and stock trailer
  • Safely operate cattle feed truck for occasional feeding shift
  • Safely operate skid steer or other equipment for bedding of pens, feed/mineral movements, facility maintenance and repair
  • Safely operate a 4-wheeler and/or side-by-side to gather and move cattle
• Maintain Company image and effective teamwork in at all times:
  • Act with respect and professionalism to all individuals and animals, at all times
  • Maintain professional verbal and written communications with co-workers, and vendors
  • Be flexible with respect to job responsibilities and consistently strive to be an effective team member
  • Display willingness to perform non-routine tasks as needed to ensure overall productivity is high
  • Actively participate in training opportunities to further develop knowledge and skills applicable to the organization
  • Learn all computer programs used by the company for production, safety, training and communication
•  Occasionally assist with semen collection as directed by supervisor