WINTER RANGE SHEEPHERDER

Gillmor Ranching LLC; Salt Lake City (UT); Presencial; USD 30.000 - 40.000; Jornada completa

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Employer-provided housing

Meals provided

Transportation arranged

Descripción de la vacante

H2ajobs is seeking a range livestock herder to manage flocks of 800-1000 on the range in Utah. The role requires approximately 3 months of experience, ability to identify storm periods, and to take precautions to protect livestock from harsh winter conditions.

Housing is provided and meals are arranged as part of the employment package. The position may involve incidental cattle work, fence repairs, and extensive time on the range, with housing and water provided to sustain animals during

Formación

• 3 months experience with 800-1000 head flocks.
• Identify approaching storm periods and take precautions to prevent herd from drifting into fence lines or freezing.
• Experience handling extreme winter conditions on a range to prevent death of sheep, goats, horses, and dogs.
• Monitor nutritional needs and ensure unfrozen water; distribute emergency supplemental feed.
• Monitor snow levels to prevent paralyzing deep snow or entanglement with fences.
• Experience identifying animals not getting enough nutrition; keep water available in freezing temperatures; maintain animals in extreme weather.

Responsabilidades

• Incidental work with cattle may be required.
• May repair fences used to contain the herd.
• Most work performed on the range (over 51%).
• Live in employer-provided range housing; housing to be kept clean and in good repair.
• Employer provides housing with cooking facilities and at least 4.5 gallons of potable water per day per worker.

Descripción del empleo

Must have 3 months experience with 800 - 1000 head flocks. One reference required. The employee must be able to identify approaching storm periods and make precautions to prevent the herd from drifting against a fence line where they pile up and get drifted over with snow and freeze to death. The herder must be experienced in handling extreme winter conditions on a range to prevent death in sheep, goats, horses, and dogs. Due to animals exerting more energy during the winter months especially in extreme winter weather, the herder will need to monitor the nutritional needs of an animal throughout winter. Ensure that animals have access to unfrozen water and to distribute emergency supplemental feed. Monitor snow levels to prevent sheep/goats from being paralyzed in deep snow or caught up against a fence. Herders need to have experience in identifying animals who are not getting enough nutrition, keeping a fresh supply of water in freezing temperatures, and how to maintain animals in extreme weather conditions. May perform incidental work with cattle. May repair fences used to contain the herd. Some work/tasks may occur off the range, but more than 51% of work will be performed on the range. Western Range Association and its member ranches facilitate practices of good animal husbandry. Employees that are found abusing, neglecting or abandoning livestock entrusted to their care may be terminated for cause. If the negligent/abusive actions of an employee result in the loss/death of livestock/animals or cause harm to another person, the employee may be held accountable for these actions. The worker will live in the employer provided range housing. Said housing will be clean and in good repair at the time it is provided to the employee. The employee is responsible to maintain the housing unit in a reasonable level of cleanliness in order to avoid flies, mice or other vermin. The employee is responsible to alert the employer of damage to the housing unit within a reasonable amount of time. The employee may be held accountable for damage to the housing unit that is the result of negligence on the part of the employee (normal wear and tear excepted). Hours worked footnote: On call for up to 24 hours 7 days a week.

Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals: Housing contains free and convenient cooking facilities and employer will provide three prepared meals a day or adequate food, free of charge, based on the requisition by worker, for workers to prepare their own meals while in camp or on the range. Employer may at times provide prepared meals for workers consumption. Employer will provide worker a minimum of 4.5 gallons of potable water per day per worker for drinking and cooking purposes. Additional clean water will be provided to meet the workers laundry and bathing needs.

Transport: Transportation from point of recruitment to worksite and from the worksite back to the point of recruitment will be arranged and provided by Employer. Employer will reimburse worker for subsistence costs during travel to worksite no later than the end of the first pay period upon presentation of receipts and from the worksite at the end of the job based on rates established in the applicable regulations.

Experience wanted: 3 months

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