Ranch Manager Resume

Ranch managers play a vital role in farming and are responsible for the health of livestock in barns. While no prerequisites are held for educational background, a person with good physical strength, on-field experience, and willingness to travel to distant locations can take this career. The main tasks revolve around purchasing, breeding, herding sheep and cattle, culling of animals, and auctioning livestock amongst others. To cull or auction any animal, the ranch manager would go through all inspections before taking a final decision. In the same way, instead of writing all duties that you have handled in this position, highlight only specific points that are related to livestock calving or maintenance of farm equipment in your resume. Adding keywords in the resume will improve relevancy. With the help of ranch manager sample given below, you can draft a customized version of your resume and secure an interview.

Sample of Ranch Manager Resume

Patrick V. Kingman
1239 Kemper Lane
Orem, Utah 84058
Phone: 801-568-3592
Email: patrick.kingman@anymail.com

Career Summary:

Energetic and self-motivated ranch manager with over 6+ years of experience who understands challenges faced in handling livestock, maintaining equipment, and doing business of agricultural products. Dynamic leader dedicated to learning new trades and providing quality services.

Summary of Skills:

Complete information about handling livestock and maintaining herd health
Ability to maintain records of nutritional programs for cattle and poultry
In-depth information about the techniques and equipment used for planting seeds or cultivating hybrid plants
Capability of providing animal care by assisting veterinarians to give vaccinations or other injections
Ability to maintain appropriate records of livestock products and prepare a budget to arrange repair of facilities
Sound knowledge of checking farm animals for diseases, giving timely medicines, and assisting in deliveries
Skilled in operating different motorized ranch equipment
Good physical stamina and interpersonal skills

Work Experience:

Ranch Manager
Sears & Fritz Farming, Orem, Utah
August 2016 – Present

Performing regular maintenanance of tractors, generators, skid loaders, and scheduling repair works as needed
Monitoring cattle health and sorting out cows to be auctioned or culled
Providing training to subordinates about animal care procedures and teaching them methods to handle emergency situations
Experiementing to produce hybrid livestock breeds by inseminating cows, and increasing dairy business by 40%
Initiating ID tags for livestock and ensuring breeding season for heifers is kept to less than 30 days
Training a group of 20 canines to monitor livestock of 250+ cattle, poultry, 100+ sheep and other animals

Ranch Manager
Kesseler Agriculture & Products, Orem, Utah
November 2014 – July 2016

Took responsibility for feeding and monitoring more than 25 preganant cows and played a key role in the delivery of 10 calves
Provided training to cows, bulls, horses, and managed all types of livestock present in the client's farms
Kept livestock sheds clean, and maintained stock of food and water
Assessed poultry section for outbreak of common diseases, and supervised daily operations of the cattle ranch
Maintained a solar power system during winter and ensured the temperature in the animal shed is under control
Learned the operation and maintenance of agricultural equipment, supplied products to the vendor

Assistant Ranch Manager
Swanson Farming Services, Orem, Utah
July 2012 – October 2014

Built new fences for the protection of livestock and repaired existing fences to avoid injuries to cattle and other animals
Led a team of 5 ranch hands and gave instructions on daily food of the livestock, and supervised repair works of equipment
Monitored health of cattle and poultry, identified diseases, and provided timely medication
Coordinated with team to harvest crops in the field and tended to flower/ fruit orchards and researched ways to increase product generation
Assisted to create sheds for cattle and helped palpating cows to deliver calf with the help of veterinary doctor
Ensured supply of milk to vendor is done only after calves had been satisfied, and processed it to create dairy products

Education:

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
2010
Associate's Degree in Animal Science
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
2012

Reference:

On request.