Winter Range Livestock Herder UT/ID(Temporary)

ROSE LAND AND CATTLE

PARK VALLEY, UT

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SALARY

SKILLS

Agricultural Equipment, Animal Care, Animal Husbandry, Documentation, Emergency Care, Equipment Maintenance/Repair, Housekeeping/Cleaning, Hunting, Lift/Move 50 Pounds, Malnutrition, Nutrition, Safety Process, Safety/Work Safety, Sanitation, Vehicle Driving

LOCATION

PARK VALLEY, UT

POSTED

15 days ago

Temporary Need: 11/15/26-01/14/27. Four (4) full-time, seasonal, temporary Winter Range Livestock Herders needed. Requirements: A minimum of six (6) months experience tending range livestock, able to drive, be able to lift and carry 50 lbs., and have working knowledge of farm machinery and livestock nutrition. Wage is $2,132.41/month. Location: Work will be performed in Park Valley, UT. Various range locations in Box Elder County, UT. Various range locations in Caribou and Oneida Counties, ID. Note: This is a day worksite, workers will not live at this worksite. Duties: Required to be available 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 livestock. Perform any combination of the following tasks to attend to livestock on the range during the winter season: administer emergency minor medical care to sick/injured pregnant animals using roping methods to gently immobilize animal without causing undue stress; assist with hauling water when winter and drought conditions eliminate natural sources of water for livestock; assist with supplemental feeding (when weather or quality of forage precludes use of range forage); break ice over frozen water sources; detect direction from which the wind or prevailing storms are coming to keep livestock gathered and safe; detect through winter tracking methods where other rancher(s)' livestock has been to avoid overgrazing of forage; feed, water and tend to the dogs (both guard and working dogs) and horses; guard against predators prevalent during the winter months using appropriate tracking, trapping, and hunting methods ; herd livestock to appropriate grazing areas using winter trailing methods to avoid undue stress; intensely monitor and treat both mother and young vulnerable to the colder temperatures and sickness; maintain and set up supply wagon in appropriate direction to provide wind break/shelter/protection for horses & dogs; make sufficient water from snow for horses/dogs at camp; move pregnant livestock at a pace sufficient to ensure they receive ample water/forage during daylight hours before bedding down at night; operate camp stove appropriately to provide/conserve heat in extreme cold/high winds; properly hobble camp horses; properly use/store food supplies for herder/horses/dogs; repair and/or maintain fence and facilities to ensure the safety and health of animals and forage; report to rancher dehydration & other indicators of deterioration in body condition/behavioral changes indicating malnutrition; report to rancher on water/forage/weather conditions; use proper animal husbandry skill to prevent hypothermia/abortion/death. Perform any combination of the following tasks to attend to livestock on the ranch during the winter season: administer emergency minor medical care to sick/injured pregnant animals using roping methods to gently immobilize animal without causing undue stress; assist in the maintenance of tools, equipment and handling facilities necessary to production; assist with hauling water when winter and drought conditions eliminate natural sources of water for livestock; break ice over frozen water sources; feed, water and tend to the dogs (both guard and working dogs) and horses; intensely monitor and treat both mother and young vulnerable to the colder temperatures and sickness; 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. Terms and Conditions of Employment: perform tasks capably and efficiently without close supervision. spend the majority of work days on the range. 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 mach nery required to perform job duties indicated in a safe and responsible manner. attend animals during all hours of the day as required for their safety and well-being. work with and around farm machinery such as tractors for supplemental feeding purposes and ATVs for movement of livestock. 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. meet personal hygiene requirements. here to strict standards established by the employer for handling of the sheep, cleaning and sanitation of udders, and the maintenance, operation, cleaning, and sanitation of the premises, parlor, equipment, tools, and supplies Tools, room, board, kitchen facilities and transportation provided at no cost to the worker. The employer will provide, at no cost to the worker, Workers' Compensation coverage or private insurance which is equal to Workers' Compensation laws for comparable employment. Applicants that have not worked as a livestock worker during the past twelve (12) months, up to two (2) references will be required. The employer guarantees to offer the worker employment for a total number of work days equal to at least 3/4's of the total work period beginning with the first workday after the arrival of the worker at the place of employment or advertised contractual first day of need. Whichever is later to occur, and ending on the expiration date specified. Must be able to provide employment eligibility documentation (I9 verification) upon hire. If the worker completes 50% of the work contract period, the employer shall pay the worker the cost incurred by the worker for transportation and daily subsistence from the place from which the worker has come to work for the employer ($16.78/day, maximum $68/day with receipts). The offered wage equals or exceeds the highest of the prevailing wage issued and determined by DOL for the time period the work is performed. This job order is being placed in connection with a future H-2A labor certification application.

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