**Interested Applicants can also apply in-person at Stratford Feedyard in Stratford, TX.**

About the Company:  

Stratford Feedyard is 1 of 10 Cactus Feeders locations. Cactus Feeders, Inc., is an Amarillo, Texas-based producer of commercial fed cattle and market hogs. Originally founded as a family company in 1975, Cactus Feeders is 100% Employee Owned with its 800+ employees producing a million fed cattle and over 850,000 market hogs annually with gross revenues of over $1 Billion. The Company has cattle feedyards throughout the Texas Panhandle and Southwest Kansas with hog operations in Iowa, South Carolina, and Georgia. 

Job Description: 

Stratford Feedyard is actively looking for pen riders to join our team in Stratford, Texas. Join the industry leader and apply today!

Job Responsibilities:

• Checking and caring for the health of cattle
• Reporting necessary maintenance and repair of facilities
• Sorting and shipping of cattle
• Must be able to ride a horse and work on foot

Qualifications: 

• Education - High school, GED or equivalent (Preferred, but not required)
• Previous cattle experience and horsemanship skills (Preferred) 
• Complete a pre-employment background screening and drug test
• Physical requirements include: standing, walking, lifting, bending, kneeling, shoveling, working equipment, and handling livestock
• Work Environment: Considerable exposure to weather such as: rain, sleet, snow, hail, heat, cold, wind, dust, and daily close proximity to livestock