Pasture Assistant I

About the role

The Pasture Assistant I works outdoors in a livestock pasture environment, handling forage, maintaining facilities, and supporting animal caretakers at Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine.

Key responsibilities

• Cut, load, deliver, unload, chop and receipt forage grass for university livestock.
• Drive pasture trucks and other utility vehicles as licensed and insured.
• Plant, weed, fertilize and establish forage grasses.
• Clean animal stalls, pens and paddocks daily and periodically.
• Repair and maintain mangers, gates, feeders, fences and irrigation systems.
• Assist animal caretakers with handling, transport duties and washing transport vehicles.
• Support Pasture Assistant I and Large Animal Caretakers as needed.
• Set up, maintain and repair electric fences and other pasture infrastructure.

Required profile

• Valid standard driver’s license (Class P) required; Class D tractor license desirable.
• Ability to lift at least 50 lb and perform physically demanding work in sun.
• Good communication skills and ability to work independently under pressure.
• Familiarity with pasture procedures, fencing, irrigation and livestock handling.
• Willingness to be on‑call for fire emergencies and hurricane crises.

Required skills

• Operating and maintaining pasture trucks and utility vehicles.
• Construction and repair of woven wire, high‑tensile and barbed‑wire fencing.