Winter Ranchhand

H2ajobs; Gerlach (NV); On-site; USD 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing

Meals provided

Transportation to groceries

Job summary

H2ajobs in Nevada seeks farmhand/ranch worker to perform general ranch tasks including feeding, watering, and guarding livestock through winter months. You will assist in maintaining equipment, handling horses, and ensuring animal health and safety.

Housing and meals are provided; transportation to groceries is arranged; travel and remote work may be required. Experience of 3 months preferred; candidates must be able to live in isolated areas and work outdoors year-round.

Qualifications

• Experience in general ranch work and livestock handling.
• Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions.
• Ability to ride, handle and tend horses safely.

Responsibilities

• Perform a combination of ranch tasks such as feeding, watering, and caring for livestock.
• Maintain and repair fences, facilities, and equipment to ensure animal safety.
• Assist with cleaning, housing, and transport of supplies and hay.
• Live and work in isolated areas as required.

Skills

Animal handling

Horse handling

Safety awareness

Outdoor stamina

Job description

Perform any combination of the following tasks required in general ranch work and the production of

livestock through winter months: apply medications to cuts and bruises; assist in the maintenance of tools, equipment and handling facilities necessary to production; break ice over frozen water sources; clean and disinfect livestock corrals, pens and handling facilities; examine animals to detect diseases and injuries; feed and water and ensure adequate provision of both; feed cake and mineral to cattle in pastures; lift and stack bales of hay and sacks of grain and mineral onto a feed truck or wagon; load bales of hay and/or sacks of grain onto truck or trailer used for feeding; maintain/clean and fill water troughs and buckets; make certain animals have access to fresh water; mix and feed specific feed rations to cattle; repair and/or maintain fence and facilities to ensure the safety and health of animals and forage; use proper animal husbandry skill to prevent hypothermia/abortion/death; apply medications to cuts and bruises; loading/unloading trucks; maintenance of farm structures and farm grounds; removal of excess plant growth from farm grounds.

Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals: The employer will provide, without charge or deposit, free and convenient cooking facilities to prepare meals. Transportation to the grocery store will be provided to the workers at no cost no less than once every two weeks.

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: 3 months

Required to: 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, dogs 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 and large game animals, biting insects and extreme temperature, maintain and manage remote housing locations in a safe and responsible manner, demonstrate commonsense and awareness of safe equine handling procedures, i.e. no running in barns, shouting, abusing animals, leaving gates/stall doors/feed rooms open or smoking in and around barns, sheds or hay storage, perform tasks capably and efficiently with daily supervision.