Winter Livestock Worker

Work description

Must have 3 months experience with 200 head of livestock. Employee will break ice for livestock in cold weather, haul water to livestock, moving snow, set up wind breaks for livestock, in poor winter weather conditions help provide feed and shelter to animals, keep fences clear of ice accumulation and snow drifting, assist in moving livestock due to adverse weather conditions or feed quality, maintaining equipment and supplies used for livestock care, provide supplemental feed and protein to animals grazing, transporting grain and feed. Western Range Association and its member ranches facilitate practices of good animal husbandry. Employees that are found abusing, neglecting or abandoning livestock entrusted to their care may be terminated for cause. If the negligent/abusive actions of an employee result in the loss/death of livestock/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 that is the result of 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***