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Range Goatherder

WR Livestock LLC

Doole, TX

$1,986.76 per month

ACTIVE

Recruitment Information

Telephone Number to Apply:
+13252260026
Web address to Apply:
https://www.workintexas.com

Job Description

Full Time:
No
Number of Workers Requested:
5
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 goats. Perform any combination of the following tasks to attend to livestock on the range: administer medication as needed; assist with irrigating forage; assist with sorting and cutting of culls; assist with weed control on grazing areas (including noxious, invasive and poisonous plant species); attend to kidding goats (including night checks); bed down goats at appropriate night site; brand, tag, clip or otherwise mark young animals for identification purposes; 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; herd to appropriate grazing area; make certain animals have access to fresh water; repair and/or maintain fence and facilities to ensure the safety and health of animals and forage; round up strays using dogs and/or fence. Perform any combination of the following tasks to attend to livestock at the ranch: administer medication as needed; assist in the maintenance of tools, equipment and handling facilities necessary to production; assist with sorting and cutting of culls; attend nannies and kids in barns during kidding season. ; attend to kidding goats (including night checks); brand, tag, clip or otherwise mark young animals for identification purposes; feed and water and ensure adequate provision of both; 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; make certain animals have access to fresh water; move goats to appropriate pens; repair and/or maintain fence and facilities to ensure the safety and health of animals and forage.
Job Classification:
45-2093.00 - Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals

The job/industry classification and description includes general information on the position from ONET/OES and the North American Industry Classification System. Please review Job Duties and Job Order for more information.

Job Requirements

Experience Required:
Yes
Months of Experience Required:
6
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 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, to maintain equipment and machinery to a standard established by the employer, 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, work with
Work Schedule (Start/End time):
null null - null null

Employer Information

Company Name:
WR Livestock LLC
Location:
Doole, TX 76836

Worksite

Address:
16856 CR 4392, Doole, TX 76836

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:
H-300-24199-202650
Multiple Worksites:
No
Additional Wage Information:
Work performed in TX. Plus Room and Board
Date Posted:
7/24/2024
Piece Rate Offer
$0.00

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