Range Livestock Herder

at Joseph Auza Sheep Co. in Arizona City, Arizona, United States

Job Description

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 irrigating forage; assist with loading and unloading livestock according to shipping
schedules; assist with sorting and cutting of culls; assist with weed control on grazing areas (including noxious, invasive and poisonous plant species); attend to pregnant livestock and newborn offspring (including night checks); brand, tag, clip or
otherwise mark young animals for identification purposes; build and/or maintain fence and facilities to ensure the safety and health of animals and forage; care for newly born offspring; 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; 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;
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; 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.
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 loading and unloading livestock according to shipping schedules; assist with sorting and cutting of culls; assist with the vaccination of livestock by herding into corrals and/or stalls or manually restraining
animals; attend to pregnant livestock and newborn offspring (including night checks); brand, tag, clip or otherwise mark young animals for identification purposes; build and/or maintain fence and facilities to ensure the safety and health of animals and
forage; care for newly born offspring; examine animals to detect diseases and injuries; 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; identify and administer appropriate medication for various health issues such as internal parasites, respiratory issues, injuries, etc.; 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; move livestock to spring and summer grazing areas; spray livestock with insecticide.

All tools, supplies and equipment necessary to perform the duties assigned will be provided at no cost or deposit to the worker. Such items include equipment necessary for handling, treating, moving and protecting livestock, work clothing, footwear and safety gear appropriate for weather conditions and job duties, bedding gear and supplies appropriate for maintaining clean and sanitary housing conditions. Worker will be provided with effective electronic means of communication for work and emergency purposes.
For work and emergency purposes, this employer will provide Cellphones. If worker is in an area where electronic communication will not work, the employer or person designated by employer will contact the worker in regular pre-scheduled visits at least every 2 day(s)

Workers are required to live on the ranch or on the range. An employer whose itinerary requires mobile housing may provide mobile housing. On ranches with more than one approved housing site, the workers will be required to live at any approved housing site, and to move from site to site as the work requires.

Required to: perform tasks capably and efficiently without close supervision, 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, dogs and livestock, to operate equipment and machinery required
to perform job duties indicated in a safe and responsible manner, to maintain equipment and machinery to a standard established by
the employer, work outdoors in all types of weather and may experience occasional exposure to hazards such as poisonous snakes,
biting insects and extreme temperature, attend animals during all hours of the day as required for their safety and well-being, maintain
and manage remote housing locations in a safe and responsible manner, work with and around farm machinery such as tractors,
UTVs and ATVs for supplemental feeding purposes and movement of livestock, handle animals using low stress handling methods.