Range Livestock Herder

Condições da vaga

Remuneração

US$ 2.132,41 / mês

Posições oferecidas

1 posição

Jornada

Tempo parcial

Início do contrato

01/02/2027

Fim do contrato

30/11/2027

Tipo de visto

H-2A

Endereço

785 Abernathy Road

Código postal (ZIP)

76905

Atividades e descrição

• 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 to attend to livestock on the range: administer medication as needed; apply medications to cuts and bruises; assist with gathering and sorting lambs for shipping; assist with hauling water when drought conditions eliminate natural sources of water for livestock; assist with irrigating forage; assist with loading and unloading livestock according to shipping schedules; assist with preg testing cows and heifers; assist with sorting and cutting of culls; assist with supplemental feeding (when weather precludes use of range forage); assist with weed control on grazing areas (including noxious, invasive and poisonous plant species); attend to calving cows (including night checks); attend to kidding goats (including night checks); attend to lambing ewes (including night checks); attend to pregnant livestock and newborn offspring (including night checks); bed down animals at appropriate night site; brand, tag, clip or otherwise mark young animals for identification purposes; care for newly born offspring; ensure newly born calves stand and nurse; ensure newly born goat kids stand and nurse; ensure newly born lambs stand and nurse ; examine animals to detect diseases and injuries; feed and water and ensure adequate provision of both; feed supplemental rations; 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; help with maintenance of meadow lands and repair fences; herd to appropriate grazing area; identify and administer appropriate medication for various health issues such as internal parasites, respiratory issues, injuries, etc.; identify and locate the more nutrient dense cool season grasses within grazing areas; identify livestock that are preparing to give birth; intensely monitor and treat both mother and young offspring vulnerable to hot or cold temperatures and sickness; keep accurate record of new offspring born; make certain animals have access to fresh water; monitor animals for weight gain, thrift and health problems; monitor for birthing problems and take correct actions when problems are identified; monitor grazing areas for poisonous and/or noxious plants and take action to prevent animals from consuming any identified; monitor young for diseases, thrift and weight gain; move livestock to spring and summer grazing areas; move pregnant livestock at a pace sufficient to ensure they receive ample water/forage during daylight hours before bedding down at night; repair and/or maintain fence and facilities to ensure the safety and health of animals and forage; report to employer dehydration & other indicators of deterioration in animal body condition/behavioral changes indicating malnutrition or disease; report to rancher dehydration & other indicators of deterioration in body condition/behavioral changes indicating malnutrition; round up strays using dogs and/or fence; spray livestock with insecticide; use proper animal husbandry skills to prevent heat stress/hypothermia/abortion/death.
• Perform any combination of the following tasks to attend to livestock at the ranch: administer medication as needed; apply medications to cuts and bruises; assist in the maintenance of tools, equipment and handling facilities necessary to production; assist with castration of livestock; assist with docking; assist with loading and unloading livestock according to shipping schedules; assist with loading trucks with kids and/or nannies for transportation; assist with loading trucks with lambs and/or ewes for transportation; assist with preg testing cows and heifers; assist with sorting and cutting of culls; assist with supplemental feeding (when weather precludes use of range forage); assist with th...

Requisitos e ocupação

Escolaridade

Sem escolaridade mínima exigida

Ocupação

Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals

Informações do anúncio

Número do processo

H-300-26272-266865

Status do processo

Aceite emitido