Pen Walker Jobs

FLSA Classification:
Hourly – Agriculture Worker Overtime Exemption
Reports to:
Cattle Manager
Date Updated:
12/13/2021

Summary/objective
As a Pen Walker, 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.
Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Evaluate respiratory observe and recovery pens for re-treatment or movement to home pens.
• Maintain housekeeping of horse barn and tack rooms.
• 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.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Maintain inventory of horse feed.
• Safely walk through pens, inspect cattle and make decisions about pulling animals to be evaluated and treated based off appearance and other signs of illness.
• 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.

Competencies

• Ability to communicate in English is preferred, not required.
• Adequate verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of cattle feedlot industry is highly desirable.
• Willingness to work non-traditional hours as required
• Adequate mathematical skills: Ability to add and subtract, multiply and divide numbers.
• This individual must have the ability to work with a team, or individually.
• Ability to prioritize tasks when appropriate.

Supervisory responsibilities

• None

Work environment

• Ability to work nights on occasions, weekends, and holidays.
• As a Pen Walker, you will be required to work at times in extreme weather conditions, such as rain, snow, wind, heat, cold.

Physical demands

• This individual must be able to occasionally lift a minimum of 50 lbs.
• Ability to stand and walk for long periods of time.
• Ability to work extended hours 10-11 hours per day.

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.

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

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 are not intended to be an all-inclusive explanation of work to be performed. They represent typical elements and criteria considered necessary to perform the job successfully. Nothing in this document restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time. Employees are expected to perform any and all duties as assigned to the levels expected by management. This job requires regular and predictable attendance. The Employee’s signature below is only an acknowledgment of receipt and understanding of the job description and in no way alters the Employee’s “at will” employment, and neither implies nor constitutes a contract of employment for a definite period of time.