What are the responsibilities and job description for the Student Worker position at AgReserves, Inc.?
Summary:
Deseret Land & Livestock is seeking self-motivated and reliable Student Workers to assist the local ranch with a variety of tasks including caring for livestock, pastures, equipment, and helping with maintenance, office, housing, and farm chores.
Responsibilities:
- Caring for animals; ensuring cattle have adequate stock water and forage.
- Learn to perform castration, euthanasia, vaccinations, dehorning, ear tagging, ear notching, branding, take blood samples and other procedures standard to animal husbandry
- Repair fences, cow pens, facilities, vehicles, and equipment. Keep all areas are neat and clean.
- Look for areas of improvement to safeguard the farm and animals.
- Various office tasks including record keeping, documentation, and miscellaneous data entry.
- Adhere to all safety, industry, and company and local ranch policies and procedures.
- Continuously work to improve skills, actively participate, and attend all training.
- Build professional relationships with lease holders and customers and always serve as a model brand ambassador of the ranch and company.
Qualifications:
- Meet age requirements for assigned work.
- Under 16: work an average 40-hour week with an average 8-hour workday.
- 16 and older: work an average 45-hour week with an average 9-hour workday.
- For students over 18, preferred to have High School Diploma or GED
- Able to learn and safely use tools necessary to perform the job.
- Competent computer skills with ability to learn new systems and programs.
- Effective interpersonal, collaboration, and communication skills.
- Must have or be able to obtain any licenses or certifications required by law or the operation.
- Meet the physical requirements of the job which includes the ability to push, pull, and drag up to 200lbs; walk and stand for 9-12 hours per day.
- Ride a horse for 6-9 hours per day.
AgReserves, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Qualified applicants must be legally and lawfully authorized to be employed and work in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship; AgReserves, Inc is not sponsoring visas at this time. AgReserves, Inc. complies with the current state minimum wage laws for all positions, regardless of the pay ranges posted. Compensation offered correlates to the current student classification or graduation status.
Additional Benefits may also include: Medical Insurance coverage, Relocation Assistance, Temporary housing, Commuter Benefits,
