Ranch / Livestock Operations Manager

Kingston Place, LLC; Vermont; Presencial; USD 75.000 - 85.000; Jornada completa

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Employer-provided housing

Descripción de la vacante

Kingston Place, LLC in Vermont seeks a hands-on leader to run the cattle side of a forage-based beef operation. You will oversee receiving, health, feeding, grazing, training your crew, and maintaining herd records alongside our veterinarian and management team.

The role requires +5 years of cattle management, strong supervision abilities, and an ability to maintain organized records. Housing is included and a performance bonus is available.

Formación

• + 5 or more years managing cattle on a ranch, in a feedlot or in a grazing operation.
• + Experience supervising a crew.
• + BQA certification, or willingness to earn it within 30 days of starting.
• + Working knowledge of feeding programs, forage production and stored feed.
• + Comfort operating tractors, loaders, hay and feeding equipment.
• + Organized record keeping, on paper and in simple software.

Responsabilidades

• Receive incoming cattle: check IDs and condition, assign groups and pastures, and document every arrival.
• Plan grazing rotations and forage production, including haying for winter feed.
• Lead sorting, loading and preparation for scheduled shipments to processing.
• Hire, train and supervise ranch hands and the equipment operator; set daily work standards.

Conocimientos

Cattle management

Crew supervision

Cattle handling (low-stress)

Record keeping

Educación

BQA certification or willingness to earn within 30 days

Herramientas

Tractor operation

Descripción del empleo

Lead day-to-day cattle care, feeding, forage and the ranch crew for a growing, forage-based beef operation in Vermont’s Champlain Valley.

$75K to $85K per year + performance bonus

LOCATION

Benson, Vermont. Work spans properties across the Champlain Valley.

SCHEDULE

Full time. Long days in peak seasons; weekend coverage shared with the crew.

REPORTS TO

Director of Operations

HOUSING

Employer-provided housing is part of the package

START

Confirmed at offer.

ABOUT THE ROLE

You run the cattle side of Kingston Place day to day: receiving, health, feeding, grazing, handling and the crew that does the work. It is a hands-on leadership job. You will work alongside our veterinarian of record, help choose and train your crew, and keep the records that show how the herd is doing. Candidates from outside Vermont are welcome.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

The work

• 01 Receive incoming cattle: check IDs and condition, assign groups and pastures, and document every arrival.
• 02 Run daily feeding, water and health checks, and manage rations, stored feed and baleage inventory.
• 03 Plan grazing rotations and forage production, including haying for winter feed.
• 04 Carry out herd-health protocols with the veterinarian, including vaccinations, treatments, withdrawal times and treatment records.
• 05 Lead sorting, loading and preparation for scheduled shipments to processing.
• 06 Hire, train and supervise ranch hands and the equipment operator; set daily work and hold the crew to a clear standard.
• 07 Keep fencing, water systems, handling facilities and equipment safe and working.
• 08 Keep accurate records of cattle IDs, movements, health events, losses and feed, and report weekly to management.

WHAT YOU BRING

What we’re looking for

• + 5 or more years managing cattle on a ranch, in a feedlot or in a grazing operation.
• + Experience supervising a crew.
• + Sound cattle judgment and low-stress handling. BQA certification, or willingness to earn it within 30 days of starting.
• + Working knowledge of feeding programs, forage production and stored feed.
• + Comfort operating and doing basic repairs on tractors, loaders, hay and feeding equipment, chutes and trailers.
• + Organized record keeping, on paper and in simple software.

HELPFUL BUT NOT REQUIRED

• Grass-fed, regenerative or other forage-based systems.
• Managing cattle or crews across more than one property.
• Finishing-phase experience.
• Four-season operations in New England or a similar climate.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Outdoor, physically demanding work in every season, with long hours during haying, receiving and shipping periods.

PAY AND BENEFITS

$75,000 to $85,000 per year, an annual performance bonus tied to herd and operating goals, and employer-provided housing.

HOW WE HIRE

A phone screen, interviews with Kingston Place leadership, a day on site working cattle and equipment with us, reference checks, then a written offer.

Equal opportunity. Kingston Place is an equal opportunity employer. We make employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal or Vermont law.