Range Sheepherder

H2ajobs; Moroni (UT); On-site; USD 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing provided

Meals provided

Job summary

H2ajobs is seeking workers to attend sheep on the range and ranch locations. Daily duties include feeding, watering, monitoring health, and assisting with sorting and transporting livestock. The role requires living in remote areas with group housing and meals supplied by the employer.

Experience wanted: 6 months. Tasks cover medical care, pest control, and general livestock husbandry in challenging outdoor conditions. Applicants should be prepared for long hours and outdoor exposure.

Qualifications

• Experience with range-based livestock work is required.
• Ability to perform tasks with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to live and work in remote conditions.

Responsibilities

• Attend sheep on the range and ranch as directed.
• Administer basic medical care to livestock when needed.
• Feed, water, and care for sheep, dogs, and horses.
• Assist in loading and transporting livestock.
• Monitor health and report issues to rancher.

Skills

Animal handling

Livestock supervision

Herding

First aid basics

Job description

Required to be available up to 24 hours per day, 7 days a week and spend the majority of workdays on the range. All job duties are closely and directly related to the production of sheep.

Perform any combination of the following tasks to attend sheep on the range:

• administer emergency minor medical care to sick/injured pregnant ewes using roping methods to gently immobilize animal without causing undue stress;
• apply herbicides to noxious, invasive and poisonous plant species on grazing areas;
• assist in the shearing of sheep by herding sheep into corrals and through the shearing plant;
• assist with docking;
• assist with gathering and sorting lambs for shipping;
• assist with irrigating forage;
• assist with loading trucks with lambs and/or ewes for transportation;
• assist with sorting and cutting of culls;
• assist with tagging sheep when the shearing crew needs it;
• assist with weed control on grazing areas (including noxious, invasive and poisonous plant species);
• attend to lambing ewes (including night checks);
• bed down flock at appropriate night site;
• brand, tag, clip or otherwise mark young animals for identification purposes;
• care for newly born offspring;
• clean feeding equipment and the lambing shed;
• ensure newly born lambs stand and nurse ;
• feed and water and ensure adequate provision of both;
• feed supplemental rations;
• feed, water and tend to the dogs (both guard and working dogs) and horses;
• guard against predatory animals and from eating poisonous and/or noxious plants;
• herd mature ewes and young offspring between grazing areas in a manner to assure body condition is maintained in mature ewes and growth of offspring;
• identify and administer appropriate medication for various health issues such as internal parasites, respiratory issues, injuries, etc.;
• identify ewes that are preparing to give birth;
• intensely monitor and treat both mother and young vulnerable to the colder temperatures and sickness;
• keep accurate record of new lambs born;
• load bales of hay and/or sacks of grain onto truck or trailer used for feeding;
• make certain animals have access to fresh water;
• mix and feed supplemental milk to bum lambs;
• monitor animals for weight gain, thrift and health problems;
• monitor for birthing problems and take correct actions when problems are identified;
• monitor forage on grazing areas to identify dangerous plants and assess available feed;
• repair and/or maintain fence and facilities to ensure the safety and health of animals and forage;
• report to rancher on water/forage/weather conditions;
• round up strays using dogs and/or fence;
• spray livestock with insecticide.

Perform any combination of the following tasks to attend sheep on the ranch:

• administer emergency minor medical care to sick/injured pregnant ewes using roping methods to gently immobilize animal without causing undue stress;
• apply herbicides to noxious, invasive and poisonous plant species on grazing areas;
• assist in the maintenance of tools, equipment and handling facilities necessary to production;
• assist in the shearing of sheep by herding sheep into corrals and through the shearing plant;
• assist with castration of livestock;
• assist with docking;
• assist with loading trucks with lambs and/or ewes for transportation;
• assist with sorting and cutting of culls;
• assist with tagging sheep when the shearing crew needs it;
• assist with the vaccination of livestock by hering into corrals and/or stalls or manually restraining animals;
• attend sheep and lambs in barns during lambing season(including night checks);
• attend to lambing ewes (including night checks);
• bed down flock at appropriate night site;
• brand, tag, clip or otherwise mark young animals for identification purposes;
• care for newly born offspring;
• clean feeding equipment and the lambing shed;
• ensure newly born lambs stand and nurse ;
• feed and water and ensure adequate provision of both;
• feed, water and tend to the dogs (both guard and working dogs) and horses;
• guard against predatory animals and from eating poi..

Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals: The employer will provide, without charge or deposit, three sufficient meals a day, or free and convenient cooking facilities with adequate provision of food to prepare meals. At least 4.5 gallons of potable water, per day, per worker, for drinking and cooking, delivered on a regular basis, and additional water (may be nonpotable) sufficient to meet the worker's laundry and bathing needs.

Transport: Transportation to the place of employment (inbound):The employer will provide or pay for commercial bus or airline service to workers, or permit workers to select any means of transportation they choose and reimburse workers at no less than the most economical and reasonable common carrier transportation charges for the distance involved. Upon completion of 50% of the work contract period, the employer will reimburse worker for reasonable costs incurred by the worker for transportation and daily

Experience wanted: 6 months

Required to: perform tasks capably and efficiently without close supervision, live and work singly or in small groups of workers in isolated areas for extended periods of time, to ride, handle and tend horses in a manner to assure the safety and health of the worker, co-workers, horses and livestock, to operate equipment and machinery required to perform job duties indicated in a safe and responsible manner, work outdoors in all types of weather and may experience occasional exposure to hazards such as poisonous snakes, biting insects and extreme temperature, work with and around farm machinery such as tractors for haying and supplemental feeding purposes and ATVs for irrigating and the movement of livestock, work with and around farm machinery such as tractors for supplemental feeding purposes and ATVs for movement of livestock.