Livestock Workers (open Range)

Job description

Performs any combination of the following seasonal duties primarily involved in the range production of commercial livestock to assist the employer and employer-designated representative. Primary responsibilities are: attend to cow-calf pairs principally on vast rugged spring, summer & fall ranges using horses, trained dogs, and motorcycles to keep range cattle in designated grazing areas in accordance with federal grazing permits; assist with monitoring/maintenance of water sources, water tanks, pipelines and reservoirs to ensure movement of range cattle to adhere to grazing plans; assist with calving; may help with supplemental feeding of range livestock using trucks, tractors and related trailers on the range; protect and care for cow-calf pairs; may assist with branding, ear notching, dehorning, castrating, vaccinating livestock; report observations of livestock to employer, including employer-designated representatives, concerning health and injuries and help with administration of medications; assist with gathering, sorting, weaning and shipment of range livestock; assist with movement of cow-calf pairs through chutes/corrals & onto scales during sorting & shipping process; care for horses including shoeing horses; may assist with care of small herds of sheep/goats; maintain/construct fences/corrals (metal & wood) using related equipment. May assist with the maintenance of hay meadows on the range using gravity flow, wheel and pivot to retain the nutritional value of natural forage on the range; May assist with planting, maintenance, collecting and storing of supplemental feed for range livestock located in hay meadows on the range.; may use work horses, tractors, trucks, trailers, pullers for the purpose of supplemental feeding and necessary for performance of the above duties; may assist with maintenance of machinery and equipment on the range; may assist with maintenance of buildings that are needed or associated with the range production of livestock. Lives in mobile camps or other housing principally on the range. The duties described herein (and/or related duties) constitute the production of range livestock and/or are closely and directly related to herding and/or the production of range livestock.

Must be willing to work in remote areas, under climatic conditions common in SW Wyoming.

Special Requirements

Must be able to ride and handle horses in a manner to assure safety of the worker, co-workers, horses, dogs, and livestock. Must be able to find and maintain bearings to assigned work areas on the open range. Worker will be directed and controlled by the employer and/or employer-designated representative. However, workers are often required to work alone for periods of time and to perform the required work reliably and properly. Workers must be willing and able to live and work singly or in small groups in isolated areas for extended periods of time.

See addendum C.