Range Lamber

Job description

Must have 3 months experience with 200 - 400 head flocks of Ewes. One reference required. Attends flock of Ewes and newborn lambs: Herds flock and rounds up strays using trained dogs. Aids in lambing and ensuring health and safety of both Ewe and Lambs. Must be knowledgeable in the use of electric fencing and have knowledge of lambing and be able to identify problems with both Ewe and lambs and solve them. Employee will oversee Ewe flock throughout the duration of lambing and then care for newborn lambs from (predation, illness, and any other environmental factors).

Some work/tasks may occur off the range, but more than 50% of work will be performed on the range. 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 if it can be shown that the shortage, breakage or loss was caused by 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***