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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

13

Job Duties:

Perform any combination of the following tasks to attend milking sheep during the milking season: adjust repair and service farm, sheep and milking machinery, equipment and tools and notify employer of malfunctions; administer medication as needed; assist in the shearing of sheep by herding sheep into corrals and through the shearing plant; assist with docking; assist with hoof trimming to reduce the occurrence of discomfort and disease; assist with sorting and cutting of culls; attend to lambing ewes (including night checks); brand, tag, clip or otherwise mark young animals for identification purposes; care for young offspring by drying them off, mixing and feeding supplemental milk, treating umbilical cords, vaccinating, splinting, and cleaning feeding equipment and the lamb barn; clean and sanitize udders in the milking parlor, milking equipment and tools, milk handling equipment, exterior entrance and exit areas twice daily; clean, build, maintain and/or repair fences, handling facilities and livestock equipment to ensure the safety and health of sheep and employees; closely inspect and monitor udders daily and move ewes to the milking rotation when needed; feed and water and ensure adequate provision of both; herd ewes to and from the parlor and assist with the milking process twice daily; identify ewes that are preparing to give birth; inspect and clean sheep waterers; inspect hay feed bunks and fork hay daily, and empty and clean bunks as necessary; keep records of lamb ear tag numbers by sex; May assist with the operation and maintenance of hot water heaters and HVAC systems as well as laboratory equipment. May operate paint sprayers, hand painting tools, grass watering systems, lawn mowers and weed trimmers and sprayers. These duties wil; monitor for birthing problems and take correct actions when problems are identified; move sheep to appropriate pens and through the milking parlor; operate and tend all milking and milk handling equipment in a manner that adheres to employers operating, cleaning and sanitation protocols; operate and tend equipment such as pickups, 4-wheelers, tractors, tub grinders and skid steers trailers (livestock, utility and flatbed, high pressure washers/sprayers; wet/dry shop vacs; feed mixers; augers; floor cleaners; chemical mixers/sprayers;; sort sheep according to size, vigor and sex. Perform any combination of the following tasks required to operate equipment related to the care and production of milking sheep: .

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

Required to: 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 operate equipment and machinery required to perform job duties indicated in a safe and responsible manner, to maintain equipment and machinery to a standard established by the employer, work outdoors in all types of weather and may experience occasional exposure to hazards such as poisonous snakes, biting insects and extreme temperature, attend animals during all hours of the day as required for their safety and well-being, maintain and manage remote housing locations in a safe and responsible manner, 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/

Number of Hours Per Week:

36

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

8:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Red Fork Farmstead LLC

Location:

Kaycee, WY 82639

Worksite

Address:

807 Barnun Rd., Kaycee, WY 82639

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-21034-050813

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

Plus room

Date Posted:

2/12/2021

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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