Farmworker/herder
Employer
62597 Jade Road
Montrose, CO 81401
United States
Job description
Perform any combination of the following tasks to attend to livestock on the open range: feeds and waters livestock, herds livestock to pasture for grazing; examines animals to detect diseases and injuries; assists with the vaccination of livestock by herding into corral and or stall manually restraining animal on the range; applies medications to cuts and bruises; sprays livestock with insecticide; assists with castration; clips ID notches on or brands animals. Must be able to ride and handle horses in a manner to assure the safety of the worker, co worker, and livestock. Must be able to find and maintain bearings to grazing areas. Must be willing and able to occasionally live and work independently or in small groups of workers in isolated areas for extended periods of time. 9 hours per day is normal but workers may be on call for up to 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Minimum 6 months verifiable work experience required.
Special Requirements
Employer requires that all employees must take a pre employment physical, alcohol, drug screen and background check before a job offer can be extended. These screenings are at the employers expense and are for the safety of all employees and livestock. A post hire drug screen will be implemented upon incident or accident. The employer confirms that a minimum of 90% of the work contract shall be performed on the range for the total number of workdays requested. The ranch consists of over 130 square miles of ground and is home to many thousand head of livestock. The ranch housing is located on the 26000-acre ranch and is considered traditional style housing, not tented temporary housing which is commonly found in many Range Herder operations. Although workers will be living in fixed site housing, they do not work in the house and do in fact spend their days on the open range.