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Job Description

Full Time:

No

Number of Workers Requested:

1

Job Duties:

Required to be available up to 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: administer medication as needed; apply medications to cuts and bruises; assist with gathering and sorting lambs for shipping; assist with hauling water when drought conditions eliminate natural sources of water for livestock; assist with irrigating forage; assist with loading and unloading livestock according to shipping schedules; assist with preg testing cows and heifers; assist with sorting and cutting of culls; assist with supplemental feeding (when weather precludes use of range forage); assist with weed control on grazing areas (including noxious, invasive and poisonous plant species); attend to calving cows (including night checks); attend to kidding goats (including night checks); attend to lambing ewes (including night checks); attend to pregnant livestock and newborn offspring (including night checks); bed down animals at appropriate night site; brand, tag, clip or otherwise mark young animals for identification purposes; care for newly born offspring; ensure newly born calves stand and nurse; ensure newly born goat kids stand and nurse; ensure newly born lambs stand and nurse ; examine animals to detect diseases and injuries; feed and water and ensure adequate provision of both; feed supplemental rations; feed, water and tend to the dogs (both guard and working dogs) and horses; guard against predatory animals and from eating poisonous and/or noxious plants; help with maintenance of meadow lands and repair fences; herd to appropriate grazing area; identify and administer appropriate medication for various health issues such as internal parasites, respiratory issues, injuries, etc.; identify and locate the more nutrient dense cool season grasses within grazing areas; identify livestock that are preparing to give birth; intensely monitor and treat both mother and young offspring vulnerable to hot or cold temperatures and sickness; keep accurate record of new offspring born; make certain animals have access to fresh water; monitor animals for weight gain, thrift and health problems; monitor for birthing problems and take correct actions when problems are identified; monitor grazing areas for poisonous and/or noxious plants and take action to prevent animals from consuming any identified; monitor young for diseases, thrift and weight gain; move livestock to spring and summer grazing areas; move pregnant livestock at a pace sufficient to ensure they receive ample water/forage during daylight hours before bedding down at night; repair and/or maintain fence and facilities to ensure the safety and health of animals and forage; report to employer dehydration & other indicators of deterioration in animal body condition/behavioral changes indicating malnutrition or disease; report to rancher dehydration & other indicators of deterioration in body condition/behavioral changes indicating malnutrition; round up strays using dogs and/or fence; spray livestock with insecticide; use proper animal husbandry skills to prevent heat stress/hypothermia/abortion/death. Perform any combination of the following tasks to attend to livestock at the ranch: administer medication as needed; apply medications to cuts and bruises; assist in the maintenance of tools, equipment and handling facilities necessary to production; assist with castration of livestock; assist with docking; assist with loading and unloading livestock according to shipping schedules; assist with loading trucks with kids and/or nannies for transportation; assist with loading trucks with lambs and/or ewes for transportation; assist with preg testing cows and heifers; assist with sorting and cutting of culls; assist with supplemental feeding (when weather precludes use of range forage); assist with the v

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 ride, handle and tend horses in a manner to assure the safety and health of the worker, co-workers, horses, dogs and livestock, work outdoors in all types of weather and may experience occasional exposure to hazards such as poisonous snakes, biting insects and extreme temperature, work with and around arm machinery such as tractors, UTVs and ATVs for supplemental feeding purposes and movement of livestock, attend animals during all hours of the day as required for their safety and well-being, demonstrate commonsense and awareness of safe equine handling procedures, i.e. no running in barns, shouting, abusing animals, leaving gates/stall doors/feed

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

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Employer Information

Company Name:

Sturtz Farm and Ranch

Location:

San Angelo, TX 76905

Worksite

Address:

785 Abernathy Road, San Angelo, TX 76905

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-23291-439940

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

Work performed in TX. Plus Room and Board

Date Posted:

10/24/2023

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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