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Job Description

Full Time:

No

Number of Workers Requested:

3

Job Duties:

Workers must have a minimum of three (3) months verifiable experience assisting with birthing livestock in flocks or herds of 200 head or larger on open range or pasture conditions. One reference required. Employee will perform seasonal lambing duties including moving pregnant ewes to designated lambing grounds and closely monitoring animals for signs of labor. Worker must be able to identify normal and abnormal birthing presentations and recognize potential complications during the lambing process. Duties include assisting with difficult births when necessary, properly restraining ewes during lambing assistance, and providing immediate care to newborn lambs. Worker will graft orphan lambs to suitable mothers, monitor bonding between ewes and lambs, and disperse livestock to reduce overcrowding and improve survival rates. Employee will identify and report herd health concerns including malnutrition, mastitis, prolapse, hypothermia, injury, and illness in both ewes and lambs, and will administer basic treatments, vaccinations, tagging, docking, castration, worming, and other processing tasks as directed by employer. Employee will assist in moving ewes and lambs between lambing areas, nursery pastures, and summer range. Duties include catching and safely handling lambs using appropriate tools such as lambing hooks and handling equipment. Worker will provide water and supplemental feed to ewes and lambs as necessary, maintain water troughs and minor water lines, and may haul water using trucks or trailers when natural sources are limited. Employee will assist in maintaining temporary lambing jugs, small enclosures, windbreaks, shelters, and fencing used to protect vulnerable livestock during lambing season. Employee will monitor predator activity and protect vulnerable ewes and lambs through observation, presence, and approved deterrent and control practices. Worker may assist with shearing preparation and post-lambing flock management tasks. Employee will maintain basic written or electronic records including lambing counts, treatments, mortalities, feeding activities, and notable incidents as instructed by employer. Work is performed outdoors in variable weather conditions including cold, wind, mud, precipitation, and uneven terrain common during lambing seasons. Worker must be able to lift and carry newborn lambs and equipment, work long or irregular hours including nights during peak lambing periods, and safely operate around livestock in confined lambing environments. Western Range Association and its member ranches facilitate practices of good animal husbandry. Employees that are found abusing neglecting or abandoning animals entrusted to their care may be terminated for cause. If the negligent/abusive actions of an employee result in the loss/death of 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 a dishonest or willful act or by the gross 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***

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:

SPIKED GLASS RANCH LLC

Location:

ELMO, UT 84521

Worksite

Address:

2800 N HWY 155, ELMO, UT 84521

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-26035-620598

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:

2/11/2026

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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