Job Information
Crosby Cattle and Crop, Inc. AG EQUIPMENT OPERATOR/LIVESTOCK WORKER in Cowley, Wyoming
PERIOD OF INTENDED EMPLOYMENT IS 03/01/2026 TO 11/30/2026
MINIMUM OF SIX (6) MONTHS EXPERIENCE AS AG EQUIPMENT OPERATOR/LIVESTOCK WORKER
Perform any combination of the following tasks required in equipment operation, farm work and the production of crops: adjust alignment of pipes ; adjust gates and pipe connections to control water
flow; adjust valves to start and/or adjust water flow; adjust, repair, and service farm machinery and notify supervisors when machinery malfunctions; apply medications to cuts and bruises; apply,
monitor, and control fertigation (applying fertilizer through irrigation) chemicals applied through irrigation system; dump solutions, powders, or seeds into planter or sprayer machinery; evaluate the
condition of the crop/weather and adjust harvesting activity based on evaluation; irrigate soil through operation of sprinkler systems which includes but is not limited to adjusting valves to start and/or
adjust water flow, using proper material and methods to repair irrigation equipment; loading/unloading trucks; maintain/drive/attach and operate farm implements/tractors/equipment to till soil, plant,
cultivate, fertilize, apply chemicals and harvest crops; maintenance of farm structures and farm grounds; mix specified material or chemicals and dump solutions/powders into irrigation system or sprayer
machinery; observe and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions; operate maintain and repair all components of a sprinkler; operate multiple types of pumps; perform some
maintenance and adjustments to implements/tractors/equipment; removal of excess plant growth from farm grounds; remove pipe from fields and place in storage; remove pipe from storage; shovel and
pack dirt in low spots or cut trenches to direct water flow; use proper material and methods to repair irrigation equipment.
Perform any combination of the following tasks attending to livestock: apply herbicides to noxious, invasive and poisonous plant species on grazing areas; apply medications to cuts and bruises; assist in
the maintenance of tools, equipment and handling facilities necessary to production; assist with castration of livestock; assist with the vaccination of livestock by herding into corrals and/or stalls or
manually restraining animals; attend to pregnant livestock and newborn offspring (including night checks); brand, tag, clip or otherwise mark young animals for identification purposes; clean and disinfect
livestock corrals, pens and handling facilities; examine animals to detect diseases and injuries; feed and water and ensure adequate provision of both; guard against predatory animals and from eating
poisonous and/or noxious plants; lift and stack bales of hay and sacks of grain and mineral onto a feed truck or wagon; loading/unloading trucks; maintenance of farm structures and farm grounds;
operate and tend equipment such as pickups, 4-wheelers, tractors, tub grinders and skid steers trailers
(livestock, utility and flatbed); spray livestock with insecticide.
Required to: to operate equipment and machinery required to perform job duties indicated in a safe and responsible manner, to
maintain equipment and machinery to a standard established by the employer, work outdoors in all types of weather and may
experience occasional exposure to hazards such as poisonous snakes and large game animals, biting insects and extreme
temperature, work with and around farm machinery such as tractors for haying and supplemental feeding purposes and ATVs for
irrigating and the movement of livestock, spray pastures and/or fence lines for poisonous plants and/or noxious weeds with herbicides
to prevent livestock from consuming them, perform tasks capably and efficiently with daily supervision, Workers receive daily
supervision and on-site training (1-3 months). No independent operation of farm equipment with out supervisor approval and safety
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