| Title: | Ranch Hand |
| Description: | This position is a seasonal position beginning in April and ending in November.
Areas of Responsibility:
Responsible for health and productivity of grazing animals:
Identify and doctor sickness in grazing cell herds; record dates, symptoms, and drugs used.
Strategic salt and mineral placement to facilitate optimum grazing.
Participate and aid in planning all cattle moves from cell to cell and/or pasture to pasture.
Track daily pasture conditions and changing conditions daily.
Track on dates and off dates plus herd count for pasture moves in accordance with grazing plan.
Assist in all cattle work including receiving, moving, and shipping.
Assist in checking and moving cattle on FS and BLM permits as needed, while ensuring corresponding grazing regulations are followed. Responsible for proper grazing infrastructure:
Construct grazing cells with poly wire in larger pastures and on hay meadows prior to scheduled move.
Coordinate with Irrigation person to ensure cattle have stock water at all times, with setup occurring in new pastures two days prior to scheduled move.
Responsible for equipment and infrastructure maintenance:
Extensive barbed wire fence repair and maintenance responsibilities, to include permanent and let-down fence.
Equipment and facility repairs identified, reported, and resolved.
Targets:
Yearlings gain 1.8lbs/day.
Mortality less than 3%.
Cattle will be moved in accordance with the grazing plan for the season.
Grazing cells and water will be up and functional two days prior to scheduled move.
Cattle will remain in grazing cells according to grazing plan and/or the direction of the Ranch Manager.
Irrigation ditches will function properly, allowing for controlled flooding.
Irrigation will shut down and grazing cells will be ready to receive cattle in accordance with grazing schedule.
Equipment will be maintained according to schedules set by manufacturer.
Equipment and Materials will be organized and stored in an orderly fashion.
Qualifications:
The positions requires an individual with the following experience and characteristics:
Poly wire experience is required, or a strong desire and ability to learn poly wire systems;
Demonstrated experience in identifying and doctoring yearling animals horseback;
Demonstrated experience in activities such as equipment repair and maintenance, fence repair, etc.;
Strong horsemanship and low stress stock handling skills;
Experience in a grazing system with high stock densities, frequent moves, and monitoring of forage conditions;
Experience or a strong willingness to learn about forage productivity and riparian health;
Able to lift and move 50 pounds.
Resourcefulness, initiative, curious nature, strong communications skills, accountability and a high level of enthusiasm for attaining ranchs ecological and economic goals.These additional qualifications are not required, but are a plus:
A bachelors degree or pursual of a bachelors in range management, ecology, agri-business or related field;
A demonstrated track record of continuous learning (investments in continuing education);
Involvement in an industry, trade or non-government organization involved in ranching.
The ideal applicant would also desire to uphold ranch values, while striving to achieve strategic goals, in order to improve the wellbeing of the business, our people, our livestock, and our community.
Compensation and Benefits:
The ranch will pay competitive wages commensurate with experience.
Provision of housing or a housing stipend.
Feed and care on 2-3 work horses.
A tank of fuel a week.
Beef.
Contact:
Qualified applicants are encouraged to contact: barcrosshiring@gmail.com
Please submit a resume and cover letter by January 15th, 2022.
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| Company: | Bar Cross Ranch |
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| Post Date: | 11/26/2021 |
| Close Date: | 1/15/2022 |
| Location: | Cora, Wyoming |
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| Email: | barcrosshiring@gmail.com |
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