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Job Description

Full Time:

No

Number of Workers Requested:

10

Job Duties:

Must have 3 months experience with 800 - 1000 head flocks. One reference required. 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 tasks to attend to livestock on the range during the winter season: The herder must be experienced in handling extreme winter conditions on the range to prevent the death of livestock, horses, and dogs. The worker must be able to identify approaching storms and periods of inclement weather and take precautions to prevent the herd, band or bunch from drifting against a fence line where the livestock would be at risk of piling up, getting drifted over with snow, and freezing to death. The worker must be experienced in identifying animals that are not getting sufficient nutrition and distribute emergency supplemental feed as required. The worker must make a supply of fresh water available to livestock in freezing temperatures. In general, the worker must know how to maintain animals in extreme weather conditions. The employee must be able to identify approaching storm periods and make precautions to prevent the herd from drifting against a fence line where they pile up and get drifted over with snow and freeze to death. The herder must be experienced in handling extreme winter conditions on a range to prevent death in sheep, goats, horses, and dogs. Due to animals exerting more energy during the winter months especially in extreme winter weather, the herder will need to monitor the nutritional needs of an animal throughout winter. Ensure that animals have access to unfrozen water and to distribute emergency supplemental feed. Monitor snow levels to prevent sheep/goats from being paralyzed in deep snow or caught up against a fence. Herders need to have experience in identifying animals who are not getting enough nutrition, keeping a fresh supply of water in freezing temperatures, and how to maintain animals in extreme weather conditions. Herder will move pregnant livestock from winter grazing grounds to calving/lambing grounds; identify signs of livestock going into labor and identify potential problems during the labor process; know how and when to assist during difficult births; properly constrain livestock during difficult births; graft orphan livestock to mothers; identify herd health issues including but not limited to malnutrition, prolapse and mastitis; provide water to animals, including minor maintenance of water troughs and water lines; haul water in a truck, as required, to supplement animal water needs; provide supplemental feed for livestock if the range provides insufficient forage; disperse livestock on the range to reduce overcrowding and increase the success of mother and calf/lamb bonding; protect vulnerable livestock from predators and competently deploy nonlethal depredation mitigation equipment; move livestock to branding grounds and assist in docking/banding, shearing, herding, branding, castrating/banding, vaccinating, tagging and worming; sort and load livestock onto trucks for transport to new range or to market; safely rope and/or catch livestock with a hook. Move livestock to summer range. The worker may assist with repairing or building fence to contain or protect livestock, may assist in the maintenance of tools, equipment, and livestock handling facilities necessary for livestock production.

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):

null null - null null

Employer Information

Company Name:

ENSIGN PIONEER RANCHES L.C.

Location:

NORTH SALT LAKE, UT 84054

Worksite

Address:

185 LAVA LAKE ROAD. BETWEEN MILE POST 222 & 221 ON HWY 20 EAST OF CAREY., CAREY, ID 83333

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-25352-495796

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:

12/23/2025

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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