Supervise, plan and coordinate activities of unit employees engaged in the management of a cattle unit. Assist the Assistant Area Manager in executing cattle/ranch operations. Create schedules, recruit and train employees, and ensure accurate and timely reporting of various cattle-related metrics.
Requirements
- Implement company programs by working directly with unit to execute action plans that meet operational and organization objectives.
- Create schedules to ensure adequate and efficient staffing.
- Recruit, interview, hire, and train employees as required.
- Advise Asst. Area Manager on staffing needs and personnel issues.
- Assist the Asst. Area Manager with duties and tasks as required in a ranching environment.
- Understand and adhere to all supplemental feeding and mineral programs, herd culling criteria, herd health protocols, etc. for all classes of cattle and quarter horses.
- Strictly adhere to King Ranch “Cattle Calendar” for supplementation, vaccination, weaning, breeding season, marking/branding, and all other cattle activities.
- Work with Area Manager to schedule workings and shipments in an efficient and timely manner.
- Understand King Ranch “value added” programs such as BQA, age and source verification, etc. and abide by the requirements and record keeping.
- Abide by King Ranch Animal Welfare and Environmental policy guidelines.
- Adhere to predetermined maintenance/repair schedules for vehicles and equipment.
- Perform normal maintenance/repair in timely manner for saddles/tack, fences, corrals, water troughs, other assigned assets (horse stalls, barns).
- Inspect water facilities on a minimum weekly basis and schedule maintenance /repair in timely manner for windmills and water facilities.
- Take primary responsibility for the safety and actions of cowboys who are his/her direct reports, as well as ensures that all policies of King Ranch are obeyed and followed.
- Monitor and evaluate both cattle body condition score and range condition on an ongoing basis.
- Understand and abide by budgeting process and spending policies of King Ranch.
- Understand all production parameters such as pregnancy %, weaning %, lbs. weaned per cow exposed, calf breakeven and cow cost, remnant percentage and other production parameters and their effects on their Units profitability.
- Oversee and implement horse care, vaccinations and treatment as assigned in the Horse care guidelines.
- Report promptly any theft, inventory shortages, breach of security, environment or safety concerns, factors affecting moral or employee job satisfaction, or other issues which might affect King Ranches ranching operations.
- Take primary responsibility for immediately repairing any breach of fencing/gate integrity which might allow cattle to mix or go missing.
- Understand and abide by the King Ranch Grazing Management system, including willingness to maximize AUs on his/her unit as are feasible under current conditions.
- Ability and willingness to conduct prescribed burns. Maintains Private Burn certification under Texas Department of Agriculture.
- Assist Wildlife or other Departments when requested through your Area Manager.
Benefits
- 401k Matching
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Retirement Plan
- Relocation Assistance
