Farmworker/Herder

Lewis Energy Group L.P.; Montrose (CO); On-site; USD 17,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing provided

Meals provided

Transport arrangements for workers

Job summary

H2ajobs seeks a Range Herder for Colorado ranch duties on the open range. You will feed and water livestock, herd to pasture, and assist with vaccinations and medical care as needed. Housing is provided; meals and transport arrangements are part of the package.

Safely handling horses, living in remote areas, and working up to 9 hours a day with on-call duties are required. A minimum of 6 months verifiable experience is expected.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 months verifiable work experience required.
• Must be able to ride and handle horses to assure safety of workers and livestock.
• Must be willing and able to live and work independently or in small groups in isolated areas for extended periods.
• 9 hours per day is normal; on-call up to 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Feeds and waters livestock.
• Herds livestock to pasture for grazing.
• Examines animals to detect diseases and injuries.
• Assists with vaccination of livestock by herding into corral or stall and restraining animal on the range.
• Applies medications to cuts and bruises.
• Sprays livestock with insecticide.
• Assists with castration.
• Clips ID notches on or brands animals.
• Must be able to ride and handle horses in a manner to assure safety of the worker, coworker, and livestock.
• Must be able to find and maintain bearings to grazing areas.
• The ranch housing is located on the ranch and is traditional style housing.
• The employer confirms that a minimum of 90% of the work contract shall be performed on the range.

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• Feeds and waters livestock
• herds livestock to pasture for grazing
• examines animals to detect diseases and injuries
• assists with the vaccination of livestock by herding into corral and or stall manually restraining animal on the range
• applies medications to cuts and bruises
• sprays livestock with insecticide
• assists with castration
• clips ID notches on or brands animals
• Must be able to ride and handle horses in a manner to assure the safety of the worker, co worker, and livestock
• Must be able to find and maintain bearings to grazing areas
• Must be willing and able to occasionally live and work independently or in small groups of workers in isolated areas for extended periods of time
• 9 hours per day is normal but workers may be on call for up to 24 hours per day, 7 days per week
• Minimum 6 months verifiable work experience required
• The employer confirms that a minimum of 90% of the work contract shall be performed on the range for the total number of workdays requested

Benefits

• Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
• Meals: Employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities so workers may prepare their own meals. Kitchens, utilities, cooking and eating utensils will be provided at no cost to occupants of Employer-provided housing. Employer will provide an adequate provision of food that includes a daily source of protein, fruits and vegetables, vitamins and minerals, and an adequate supply of potable water, Food is provided to the workers without charge or deposit. Employer will also provide (on a weekly basis) transportation to assure workers access to stores where they can purchase groceries and toiletries. The workers have access to employer-provided kitchen facilities in H-2A ranch housing, which is located within close proximity to the range. Workers can prepare meals in ranch housing kitchen facilities to bring with them while working away from housing on the range.
• No kitchen facilities or meals are provided to workers not occupying Employer-provided housing.
• Transport: The employer offers prearranged chartered or commercial bus, van, or plane whichever is the most economical and reasonable means for the distance involved for the inbound and outbound workers travel.

The employer confirms that a minimum of 90% of the work contract shall be performed on the range for the total number of workdays requested. The ranch consists of hundreds of square miles of ground and is home to many thousand head of livestock. The ranch housing is located on the ranch and is considered traditional style housing, not tented temporary housing which is commonly found in many Range Herder operations. Although workers will be living in fixed site housing, they do not work in the house and do in fact spend their days on the open range.