Pen Rider - Stratford Feedyard
**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