Ellen Brown
Albemarle,NC
Summary
Committed Herd Manager ready to bring new ideas and diligence to an agricultural industry in the surrounding area's. Extraordinarily talented at managing herd with a thorough knowledge of beef cattle nutrition and models. Friendly, organized and communicative. Dedicated Farm Hand with experience assisting farmers with daily tasks. Highly skilled at Livestock herding and Infection control. Experience working weekends and evenings outdoors in snow, rain, humidity and other inclement weather conditions. Hardworking employee with customer service, multitasking and time management abilities. Devoted to giving every customer a positive and memorable experience. Hardworking and reliable animal hand handling. Offering Team Communication and Livestock management. Highly organized, proactive and punctual with team-oriented mentality.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Cattle Farm Worker
Family Business
Albemarle, NC
01.2016 - Current
- Observe cows during calving season to ensure a safe delivery of calf.
- Feed and water livestock, monitor health conditions, inspect pastures and fencing for damage.
- Remove manure from pens, clean up spills, maintain feed storage areas.
- Administer vaccinations and medications to sick or injured animals according to veterinarian instructions.
- Monitor cattle herd for signs of illness or injury, report any issues to supervisor immediately.
- Castrate bulls using approved methods such as rubber rings or banding.
- Sort cattle into appropriate groups based on age, sex, weight for branding purposes.
- Participated in necessary farm chores and assisted with feeding, turnout, cleaning stalls, barn and farm maintenance, grooming and exercise.
- Fed and watered livestock and monitored food and water supplies.
- Herded livestock to pastures for grazing or to scales, trucks or other enclosures.
- Administered medications and vaccinations or arranged for veterinarians to provide extensive treatment.
- Drove trucks, tractors and other equipment to distribute feed to animals.
- Examined animals to detect illness, injury or disease.
- Shifted animals between grazing areas to foster sufficient access to food.
- Broke in new horses with diligent and patient approach focused on building trust and obedience.
- Updated records with data about animal growth, feeding patterns, costs and behaviors.
- Maintained stock health with proactive grooming, clipping, trimming, parasite control, castration and shearing.
Education
High School Diploma -
West Stanly High School
Stanly County, NC05-2024
Skills
- Vaccination Administration
- Team Communication
- Animal Nutrition
- Animal Handling
- Disease prevention
- Livestock management
- Animal health inspections
- Facility Maintenance
- Animal herd management
- Livestock Herding
- Infection Control
- Schedule Coordination
- Livestock Health
- Multitasking
- Active Listening
- Safe equipment use
- Self Motivation
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Horse Grooming
- Animal Care
- Equine Training
- Livestock Transport
Affiliations
- Livestock Show team
- Horseback riding
- Consistent Cattle worker
- Volunteer for Stanly County Humane Society
- West Stanly High School Swim Team
Languages
American Sign Language
Elementary
Certification
- BQA Certification
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Cattle Farm Worker
Family Business
01.2016 - Current
High School Diploma -
West Stanly High School
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