Ranch Livestock Herder
Employer
10923 N Price Canyon Rd
Douglas, AZ 85608
United States
Job description
We operated a cow/calf operation that runs 12 months out of the year. Where livestock are grazing in 50,000 acres in rugged terrain. In order to maintain the health and wellbeing of the livestock and this ranch. It is necessary to perform daily tasks, such as: Calving Branding Doctoring Weaning Containing the livestock within fences Making sure everything has Feed/grass. Maintaining a pipeline system that carries water throughout the ranch for livestock to drink.
Special Requirements
Required to: perform tasks capably and efficiently without close supervision. Spend the majority workdays on the range. Live and work singly or in small groups of workers in isolated areas for extended periods of time. To ride, handle and tend 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. 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 . Demonstrate commonsense and awareness of safe equine handling procedures , i.e. No running in barns, shouting, abusing animals , leaving gates/ stall doors/feed rooms open or smoking in or around barns , etc