Summer Range Livestock Herder
Employer
8424 Mullins Crossing Road
Miles, TX 76961
United States
Job description
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 livestock.
Perform any combination of the following tasks required to attend livestock on the range: assist with hauling water when drought conditions eliminate natural sources of water for livestock; assist with loading and unloading livestock according to shipping schedules; feed supplemental rations; guard against predatory animals and from eating poisonous and/or noxious plants; identify and administer appropriate medication for various health issues such as internal parasites, respiratory issues, injuries, etc.; monitor animals for weight gain, thrift and health problems; operate/maintain/repair windmills to ensure adequate provision of fresh water in stock tanks; repair and/or maintain fence and facilities to ensure the safety and health of animals and forage
Perform any combination of the following tasks to attend to livestock at the ranch: assist in the maintenance of tools, equipment and handling facilities necessary to production; assist with hauling water when drought conditions eliminate natural sources of water for livestock; assist with loading and unloading livestock according to shipping schedules; guard against predatory animals and from eating poisonous and/or noxious plants; identify and administer appropriate medication for various health issues such as internal parasites, respiratory issues, injuries, etc.; monitor animals for weight gain, thrift and health problems; repair and/or maintain fence and facilities to ensure the safety and health of animals and forage
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, work outdoors in all types of weather and may experience occasional exposure to hazards such as poisonous snakes and large game animals, 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, work with and around farm machinery such as tractors, UTVs and ATVs for supplemental feeding purposes and movement of livestock, spray pastures and/or fence lines for poisonous plants and/or noxious weeds with herbicides to prevent livestock from consuming them.