Essential Job Responsibilities

Demonstrates safe practices and compliance with ranch rules at all times
Maintains grounds: mows, prunes, trims, waters and landscapes
Builds and repairs fences
Harvests hay
Maintains ranch buildings, ranch equipment (bulldozers, tractor, etc.) trucks, trailers, barn and barn equipment (i.e., tack, manure spreader, vacuum, blower, wheelbarrows, etc.)

Other Job Responsibilities

Flexibility to provide on-duty coverage on weekends on rotational basis or with other days off, as needed and arranged; 8-12 hour days
Maintains employer and employee confidence by keeping information confidential
Clean DPS record
Ability to lift 50 lbs and perform strenuous outdoor activities
Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as need

Qualifications

Prior ranch hand and/or grounds keeping experience
Skill set should include the ability to operate ranch equipment (bulldozer, tractor, etc.)
Personal skills – ability to communicate well with others, give instruction, take instruction, affectively and rationally deal with conflicts /deadlines
Dependability, punctuality, good character and good health
Knowledge of all animals living on property (horses, cattle and other animals brought in)
Works on every project with an eye for detail

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee must repeatedly sit, stand, stoop, speak, listen, walk and use hands to seize, grip, hold, reach, turn, lift, or carry objects 50 lbs. or less, and use equipment requiring high dexterity
The employee must have the ability to safely use basic ranch tools and equipment
Workload ranges to moderate to strenuous
The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Specific hearing and vision abilities required by this job include good hearing and good near and distant vision.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job, which is that of a general farm environment.
The noise level in the work environment is generally quiet but occasionally noisy depending on machine operating.

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