FEED MILL MANAGER jobs in North Platte, NE

• Stand up every animal daily to determine its condition.
• Identifies sick animals including cattle with pneumonia, lameness, digestive issues, circulatory complications, strays, med-holds, and/or any other abnormal behavior, and removes sick cattle from pen for treatment.
• Returns treated cattle to home pens daily after treatment.
• Inspects every water tank, pen, fence, and gate daily and reports any issues to supervisor.
• Reports any subtle changes in cattle to supervisor so the appropriate course of action can be taken.
• Doctors daily pulls within protocols set by Dinklage and Feed Yard Veterinarian.
• Helps maintain accurate head count in all hospitals, railer, long bred and buller pens.
• Ships and sorts cattle.
• Assists in moving and weighing railers, in addition to retrieving and assisting with posting deads.
• Assists in shagging cattle from large pens for processing.
• Maintains doctoring facilities, horse barns, and horse pens cleaning water tanks, and maintains overall cleanliness of all facilities.
• Responsible for proper care and nutrition of own horses.
• Performs all duties safely following all Dinklage safety policies and procedures.
• Focuses on being a team player, willing to complete additional tasks or assist in other departments and areas of the Feed Yard.

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At least a year of related experience and/or training. ‍

• Ability to ride a horse in a safe manner.
• Maximum knowledge of cattle characteristics and horses.
• Flexibility to work varied hours.

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The employee must be able to ride a horse in a safe manner and frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust focus.