Winter Range Shepherd: Cold-Weather Herding & Care

H2ajobs; Gerlach (NV); On-site; USD 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-provided housing

Meals provided

Job summary

H2ajobs seeks workers to tend sheep on the winter range. The role requires staying on the range for extended periods, often in isolated conditions, with dogs, horses, and equipment used on site.

Responsibilities include emergency minor medical care, ice breaking, feeding, monitoring weather, and reporting animal health. Housing and meals are provided, and work occurs outdoors in all conditions.

Qualifications

• 6 months experience in sheep range work
• Ability to work long hours on range and in isolation
• Capable of outdoor work in all weather conditions

Responsibilities

• Attend to sheep on range during winter, provide emergency minor medical care as needed
• Break ice from water sources and assist with feeding and watering
• Herd sheep to grazing areas and manage dogs and horses, protect livestock from predators
• Repair and maintain fences and facilities; report animal health issues to employer

Skills

Animal husbandry

Outdoor work

Independent work

Safety awareness

Job description

H2ajobs seeks workers to tend sheep on the winter range. The role requires staying on the range for extended periods, often in isolated conditions, with dogs, horses, and equipment used on site.

Responsibilities include emergency minor medical care, ice breaking, feeding, monitoring weather, and reporting animal health. Housing and meals are provided, and work occurs outdoors in all conditions.