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Job Description

Full Time:

No

Number of Workers Requested:

3

Job 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 task to attend to cattle on the range during winter months: protect pregnant cows from harsh winter conditions; prevent hypothermia/abortion/death; trail groups of pregnant cows to designated areas using winter trailing methods to avoid undue stress on cows; move cows at a pace/distance sufficient to ensure they receive ample water/forage during daylight hours and to arrive at natural shelters by nightfall to protect cows during blizzards/high winds/extreme cold, ride unmarked perimeters of designated range area; keep cows in small groups to allow grazing on proper mix of forage, gradually herd cows in specified direction using methods which move cows slowly and safely through varying terrain, avoiding deep snow; herd/trail cows to viable water sources, use ax to chop large holes in frozen creeks/reservoirs to water 20-30 cows at a time, trail pregnant cows across ice to water sources or to forage area by choosing safe crossing area; make sanded trails for the safety of cows; report to rancher on water/forage/weather conditions; detect direction from which wind or prevailing storm is coming to prevent cows from scattering; report to rancher dehydration & other indicators of deterioration in cows' body condition/behavioral changes indicating malnutrition; track and report location of sick and injured cows; administer emergency minor medical care to sick/injured pregnant cows using roping methods to gently immobilize cow without causing undue stress; detect through winter tracking methods where other rancher(s)' livestock has been to avoid overgrazing of forage; assist with supplemental feeding (when weather precludes use of range forage); may shoe horses with sharp shoes for better footing on frozen creeks/slopes and properly hobble camp horses; 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; properly use/store food supplies for herder/horses/dogs; operate camp stove appropriately to provide/conserve heat in extreme cold/high winds; may help with later stages of training horses and shoe camp horses; may be required to rope, flank and dehorn calves; may help with maintenance of meadow lands and repair fences; may gather and trail cow-calf pairs through sorting and shipping process. Perform any combination of the following tasks to attend to livestock at the ranch: feed and water livestock or ensure adequate provision of both; examine animals to detect diseases and injuries; assist with the vaccination of livestock by herding into corrals and/or stalls or manually restraining animals; apply medications to cuts and bruises; assist with castration of livestock; clip identifying notches on or brand animals; may assist in the maintenance of tools, equipment and livestock handling facilities necessary to livestock production.

Job Classification:

45-2093.00 - Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

6

Special Requirements:

May be required to ride and handle horses in a manner to assure the safety of the worker, co-workers, and livestock. Employee must be willing to; perform tasks capably and efficiently without close supervision, and live and work singly or in small groups of workers in isolated areas for extended periods of time and maintain and manage remote housing locations in a safe and responsible manner. The job may entail working with and around farm machinery such as tractors for supplemental feeding purposes and ATVs for movement of livestock, periodically. Employee will work outdoors in all types of weather and may experience occasional exposure to herding hazards such as poisonous snakes and predators.

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

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Employer Information

Company Name:

Webb Ranch LLC

Location:

Isabel, SD 57633

Telephone Number:

+16052901016

Worksite

Address:

13245 230 Ave., Isabel, SD 57633

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-20240-791791

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

Plus room and board

Date Posted:

8/31/2020

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