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Job Description

Full Time:

No

Number of Workers Requested:

2

Job Duties:

Must have 3 months experience with 800 - 1000 head flocks. One reference required. Attends sheep and/or goat flock grazing on range or pasture: Herds flock and rounds up strays using trained dogs. Attend to sheep grazing on the range to include: Herding sheep on the range or in pastures while riding on horseback, riding ATVs, or walking on foot. Beds down flock near evening campsite. Guards flock from predatory animals and from eating poisonous plants. Drenches sheep and/or goats. May examine animals for signs of illness and administer vaccines, medications and insecticides according to instructions. Range herding is completed when vegetation is not in a dormant state. A range herder requires knowledge and maintenance of rangeland in order to avoid overgrazing of the range land and prevention of animals ingesting noxious weeds. The proper grazing action of these animals helps to reduce wildland fire fuel, increase soil fertility and improve vegetation. Experienced employees hired for this type of position would need to have the knowledge of maintaining a herd on a range so the animals dont disperse in large open areas, be able to promote proper grazing of rangeland, and predator control on the range. Some work/tasks may occur off the range, but more than 50% 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*** Debe tener 3 meses de experiencia con 800 - 1000 cabezas de bandadas. Se requiere una referencia. Asiste al rebao de ovejas y / o cabras que pastan en el campo o en el pasto: los rebaos acuden y redondean los callejeros con perros entrenados. Asista al pastoreo de ovejas en el campo para incluir: Pastoreo de ovejas en el campo o en pastizales mientras monta a caballo, monta en cuatriciclos o camina a pie. Las camas bajan cerca del campamento nocturno. Los guardias acuden de animales depredadores y de comer plantas venenosas. Empapa ovejas y / o cabras. Puede examinar los animales en busca de signos de enfermedad y administrar vacunas, medicamentos e insecticidas de acuerdo con las instrucciones. El pastoreo se completa cuando la vegetacin no est en estado latente. Un pastor de pastizales requiere conocimiento y mantenimiento de los pastizales para evitar el pastoreo excesivo de los pastizales y la prevencin de animales que ingieren malezas nocivas. La accin de pastoreo adecuada de estos animales ayuda a reducir el combustible de incendios forestales, aumentar la fertilidad del suelo y mejorar la vegetacin. Los empleados experimentados contratados para este tipo de puesto necesitaran tener el conocimiento de mantener un rebao en un rango para que los animales no se dispersen en grandes reas abiertas, puedan promover el pastoreo adecuado de los pastizales y el control de los depredadores en el rango. Algunos trabajos / tareas pueden ocurrir fuera del rango, pero ms del 50% del trabajo se realizar en el rango. Western Range Association y sus ranchos miembros fac

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

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Employer Information

Company Name:

WESTERN RANGE ASSOCIATION

Location:

TWIN FALLS, ID 83301

Worksite

Address:

372 N MEADOW CREEK RD, POMEROY, WA 99347

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-21138-322682

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

Employer shall provide housing and board in accordance with the rules and regulations of the federal government of the United States of America. Discretionary performance-based bonuses may be available. Payroll advances may be available.

Date Posted:

5/25/2021

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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