Pen Rider

Top Gun Feeders Inc., located in Moose Jaw, SK, is looking to fill the position of full time permanent Pen Rider. (Hwy 2, 8.5km south of Moose Jaw)

Responsibilities:
- Monitor animal health
- Daily pen checks to detect disease and health problems
- Pull sick cattle out of pen to treat and move to appropriate pens
- Keep accurate records of all treatments
- Process cattle - administer vaccines and medications, castration or banding of bulls, prolapsed cattle, lancing of growths, dehorning, deworming
- Clean and sanitize of equipment
- Feed and tend cattle as required
- Assist with shipping cattle
- Maintain regular bedding of pens
- Assist with yard maintenance and repairing fences. Assist with cleaning, maintenance and repair of feed bunks and water bowls
- Assist with clean-up of yard, pens, roads, buildings, and fields
- Operate and maintain farm machinery including farm truck, loader, tractor, skid steer
- Other duties/projects as assigned

Requirements:
- 2 years experience handling cattle, pen-riding, processing and treating cattle required
- Excellent communication and strong organization skills
- Must be self-motivated with a positive team player attitude
- Must have attention to detail
- Is consistently at work and on time
- Physically fit and able to push, pull, lift up to 50+ lbs and to bend and kneel with comfort
- Schedule includes days, evenings, weekends and holidays. Must be flexible and able to work longer hours/days during busy seasons
- Must have reliable transportation
- Excellent command of the English language
- Must be legally entitled to work in Canada

We offer a competitive benefits package including health, dental, vision, disability, life and matching RRSP program.