Pen Rider – Sidney, Nebraska Dinklage Feedyards The Nation's Premier Custom Cattle Feeder

Responsibilities

• Rides a horse through pens daily, making sure to ride every pen assigned for the day.
• 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.