Sheep Herder
Employer
521 Almy Rd 107
Evanston Wyoming 82930
Evanston, WY 82930
United States
Job description
ATTENDS SHEEP FLOCK GRAZING ON RANGE OR PASTURE, MOVES SHEEP TO AND ABOUT AREA ASSIGNED FOR GRAZING. PREVENTS ANIMALS FROM WOANDERING AND BECOMING LOST, USING TRAINED DOGS TO ROUND UP STRAYS AND ASSIST IN MOVING FLOCK TO OTHER LOCATIONS. BEDS DOWN SHEEP NEAR THE CAMPSITE OR IN A PEN EACH NIGHT. GUARDS FOLOCK AGAINST PREDATORY ANIMALS AND PREVENTS THEM FROM EATING POISONOUS PLANTS. THE SIZE OF RANGE FLOCKS GENERALLY RANGE FROM 800-1000 SHEEP. MAY ASSIST IN LAMBING, DOCKING, CASTRATING, DEHORNING, SHEARING, VACCINATION, DRENCHING, AND MEDICATIING ANIMALS. MAY ATTEND SHEEP AND LAMBS IN BARNS DURING LAMING SEASON. MAY BRAND, TAG, CLIP, OR OTHERWISE MARK SHEEP FOR IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES. MAY SORT AND CUT CULLS. MAY FEED ANIMALS' SUPPLEMENTARY RATIONS. SIMS SHEEP CO LLC AGREES TO FOLLOW ALL OF THE ASSURANCES AND OBLIGATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DEPARTMENTAL REGULATIONS AT 20CFR ss 655.1 O(d) ss 655.215 SIMS SHEEP CO LLC WILL PROVIDE, AT NO COST TO THE WORKER, AN EFFECTIVE MEANS OF COMMUNICATION WITH PERSONS CAPABLE OF RESPONDING THE WORKER'S NEEDS IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO SATELITE PHONES, CELL PHONES, WIRELESS DEVICES, RADIO TRANSMITTERS, OR OTHER TYPES OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS. IF THERE ARE PERIODS OF TIME WHEN THE WORKERS ARE STATIONED IN LOCATIONS WHERE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICES MAY NOT OPPERATE EFFECTIVELY, SIMS SHEEP CO LLC WILL MAKE ARANGEMENTS FOR THE WORKERS TO BE LOCATED EVERY THREE DAYS, TO MONITOR THE WORKERS WELL-BEING EITHER IN-PERSON OR BY A DESIGNATED PERSON SENT BY SIMS SHEEP CO LLC TO RESUPPLY THE WORKERS' CAMP. WORKERS WILL BE ON CALL 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK. THE WORK IS PERFORMED ON THE RANGE FOR THE MAJORITY (MEANING MORE THAN 50 PERCENT} OF THE WORKDAYS IN THE WORK CONTRACT PERIOD. ALL TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO PERFORM THE REQUIRED WORK, INCLUDING EMERGENCY CONTACT EQUIPMENT, WILL BE SUPPLIED BY SIMS SHEEP CO LLC AT NO COST TO THE WORKER. TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT SUPPLIED WILL INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: SADDLES, SADDLE PADS, HORSE BLANKET, BRIDLES, BRIDLE ROPE, HALTER, COMBS AND BRUSHES. SHOEING EQUIPMENT INCLUDINGS SHOES, NAILS, PINCHERS, RASPS, AND NAILS,
FENCING NAILS, FENCING HAMMERS, WIRE CUTTERS, WIRE STRETCHES. CAMPS EQUIPMENT: SHOVES AND AXES. SIMS SHEEP CO WILL PROVIDE AT NO COST TO THE WORKER PROVISIONS, UTENSILS AND FACILITES FOR USE IN PREPARING THEIR OWN MEALS. THE PROVISIONS WILL INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, A DAILY SOURCE OF PROTEIN, VITAMINS, AND MINERALS. SIMS SHEEP CO LLC WILL PROVIDE, AT NO COST TO THE WORKER.ALL GROCERY'S NEEDED FOR PREPARING THEIR OWN MEALS. EACH MOBILE CAMP IS EQUIPT WITH STOVES AND A MEANS OF WASHING UTENSILS. EACH MOBILE CAMP AND PERMANENT CAMP IS SUPPLIED WITH POTS, PANS, BAKING PANS, SPATULAS, SPOONS, FORKS, KNIFES, CUPS AND PLATES. SIMS SHEEP CO LLC PURCHASES GROCERIES AND BRINGS THEM TO EACH WORKER ON REGULAR INTERVALS. DURING CERTAIN SEAONS OF THE YEAR SIMS SHEEP CO LLC MAY PROVIDE THE WORKER WITH PREPARED MEALS AT NO COST TO THE WORKER. SIMS SHEEP CO WILL PROVIDE EACH WORKER WITH AT LEAST 4.5 GALLONS OF POTABLE WATER, PER DAY, FOR DRINKING AND COOKING. DELIVERED ON REGULAR BASIS, SO THAT THE WORKERS WILL HAVE AT LEAST THIS AMOUNT AVAILABLE FOR THEIR USE UNTIL THE NEXT SUPPLY IS REPLENISHED. SIMS SHEEP CO LLC WILL ALSO PROVIDE AND ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF WATER SUFFICENT TO MEET THE LAUNDRY AND BATHING NEEDS OF EACH WORKER.
Special Requirements
Must be able to ride and handle horses in a manner to assure the safety of the worker, coworkers, and livestock. Must be willing and able to perform tasks capably and efficiently without close supervision. Must be able to lift at least 50 lbs. Must be willing and able to live and work singly or in small groups of workers in isolated areas, for extended periods of time. The work is performed on the range for the majority (meaning more than 50 percent) of the workdays in the work contract period. The job entails working with and around farm machinery, working outdoors in all types of weather, rain and extreme heat or cold. Job entails occasional exposure to herding hazards such as poisonous snakes and predators
The employer will provide, at no cost to the worker, Workers Compensation coverage or private insurance which is equal to Workers Compensation laws for comparable employment.