Summer Range Goatherder
Employer
95685 Hwy 67
Marfa, TX 79843
United States
Job description
Perform any combination of the following tasks required to attend goats on the range during the summer months: administer medication as needed; apply herbicides to noxious, invasive and poisonous plant species on grazing areas; assist with loading trucks with kids and/or nannies for transportation; break ice over frozen water sources; build and/or maintain fence and facilities to ensure the safety and health of animals and forage; feed and water and ensure adequate provision of both; feed, water and tend to the dogs (both guard and working dogs) and horses; guard against predatory animals and from eating poisonous and/or noxious plants; herd to appropriate grazing area; make certain animals have access to fresh water; monitor grazing areas for poisonous and/or noxious plants and take action to prevent animals from consuming any identified
Perform any combination of the following tasks required to attend goats on the ranch during the summer months: administer medication as needed; apply herbicides to noxious, invasive and poisonous plant species on grazing areas; assist in the maintenance of tools, equipment and handling facilities necessary to production; assist with loading trucks with kids and/or nannies for transportation; break ice over frozen water sources; build and/or maintain fence and facilities to ensure the safety and health of animals and forage; feed and water and ensure adequate provision of both; feed, water and tend to the dogs (both guard and working dogs) and horses; guard against predatory animals and from eating poisonous and/or noxious plants; make certain animals have access to fresh water; monitor grazing areas for poisonous and/or noxious plants and take action to prevent animals from consuming any identified; move goats to appropriate pens
Special Requirements
Required to: perform tasks capably and efficiently without close supervision, attend animals during all hours of the day as required for their safety and well-being, work outdoors in all types of weather and may experience occasional exposure to hazards such as poisonous snakes, biting insects and extreme temperature, 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, to ride, handle and tend horses in a manner to assure the safety and health of the worker, co-workers, horses and livestock.