Receiving Barn Worker

Job Overview

Responsible for the safe maintenance of the designated stable areas. Verifies credentials of persons at receiving barn of racetrack and notifies stable attendants to bring horses scheduled to race, to barn for examination and inspection.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Verifies credentials of persons at receiving barn of racetrack and notifies stable attendants to bring horses scheduled to race, to barn for examination and inspection: Compares credentials of persons requesting admittance with list of names authorized.
• Informs stable attendants to bring racehorses to receiving barn for examination and inspection by veterinarian, hoof and shoe inspector, and horse identifier.
• Notifies lead pony riders to lead racehorses to paddock for saddling.
• Informs racing officials of horses not meeting racing specifications or not present for examination and inspection.
• Issues instructions to workers to clean stable and barn area.
• Use brooms, mops, and floor equipment to clean and maintain floors.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• High school diploma or GED preferred and/or 1-2 years minimum of related experience.
• Able to work legally in the United States.
• English fluency required, bilingual a plus.
• Requires the skill and ability to perform physically demanding labor on a routine basis.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Must be tolerant to outside work in extreme weather conditions such as heat and humidity, which may often contain dust and debris.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• The physical demands and work environment characteristics described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and/ or walk for long periods. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must be able to routinely lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. and push, pull, or drag up to 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to risks associated with travel between buildings and back and forth to other areas as may be required due to business demands. The employee is also exposed to fumes or airborne particles, including second-hand environmental smoke. The noise level in the work environment varies from light to moderate.

Licenses, Certifications, Registration: Requires a Pari-Mutuel License. Requires a valid Florida driver’s License.