Ranch Hand – Bartlett, Nebraska

Phone: 530-788-5901

Full Time
Bartlett, Nebraska
Posted 2 days ago
$36,000 to $40,800 USD / Year

Bartlett, NE • $3,000–$3,400/month DOE • Housing & Utilities Included

Talent Solutions is assisting a multi-generation cow/calf ranch near Bartlett, NE in hiring two full-time Ranch Hands. Ranch runs ~2,000 mother cows (≈1,000 owned) on ~30,000 acres; spring calving; fall calve first calf heifers; rotational grazing; backgrounding on irrigated meadows; no night calving; low-stress, quiet cattle handling.

Key Responsibilities

Daily cattle care: feed, pasture/water checks, spot/treat sickness.
Seasonal: spring calving, branding (rope-and-drag; North Forks on smaller groups), backgrounding.
Fencing, waters, corrals, property upkeep.
Equipment: feed wagons, hay processors, tractors, ATVs, loaders.
Cedar/brush control, yard hay, winter feeding.
Communicate issues early; coordinate with ranch mechanic.

Qualifications

Proven cattle handling; quiet/low-stress required.
Valid driver’s license; safe truck/trailer and machinery operation.
Horseback experience preferred (will train up).
Reliable, teachable, team player; works independently when needed.
Northern Plains roots/experience preferred (NE/KS/SD/ND).

Compensation & Benefits

$3,000–$3,400/month to start (DOE); raises with performance/tenure.
Housing & utilities included; beef provided.
Health: $300/month HSA (Marketplace).
Retirement: SIMPLE IRA with up to 3% match.
Horses: hay & farrier for 2–3 using horses per hand (extra horses OK; you cover extra feed).

Schedule

Meet 7:30 AM; typical finish ~5:00–5:30 PM.
Alternating Saturdays (half crew); Sundays off.
Spring calving (Apr–mid-May): Mon–Sat; light Sunday chores only.

Housing & Community

Multiple ranch homes with horse pens and storm shelters.
Two houses available: one ideal for a small family; one suited for a single/couple.
~11 miles to School (bus pickup/drop-off from ranch).
About 20 miles to nearby groceries and services; roughly an hour to a larger city.

Please give me a call if you have any questions (530)788-5901

Ranch Hand - Bartlett