H-2A · Agriculture

RANGE LIVESTOCK WORKER

Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals

Guerry Incorporated

BUHL, ID — United States

Job duties

Official text in English.

Attends livestock grazing on range or pasture: Herds and rounds up strays using trained dogs. Beds down livestock near evening campsite, if required, and moves portable fence to avoid animals over grazing. Guards livestock from predatory animals, and from eating poisonous plants. May examine animals for illness and administer drenches, vaccines, medications and insecticides according to instructions. May need to work around, and with, tractors to assist in providing supplemental feed. May assist with irrigating forage for livestock, and weed control. May assist in providing water to animals, including minor maintenance of water troughs and lines. May perform duties including but not limited to wrangling, docking, branding, herding, trailing, sorting and loading on to trucks for transport to a new range or market. May perform general repairs on fence and livestock facilities, and general ranch maintenance closely and directly related to herding and/or the production of livestock. Some work/tasks may occur off the range, but more than 51% of work will be performed on the range. Must have 3 months experience with at least 200 head of livestock on the range. One reference required. The worker must be able to saddle and ride a horse in a safe, effective manner such as to avoid injury to self, coworkers, bystanders, or the animal. The worker may be required to shoe horses. The worker must also be able to use a 4-wheeler in a safe manner. Workers must be able to work alone for extended periods of time, complete tasks as instructed by the employer in a safe and timely manner without direct supervision. Employees that are found abusing, neglecting or abandoning livestock entrusted to their care, including horses and stock dogs, 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. Hours worked footnote: On call for up to 24 hours 7 days a week

Housing

Mobile units will travel with the workers to various range locations through Twin Falls County Idaho and Elko County Nevada. Five mobile range units with the capacity of one per unit. A fixed site range unit with a capacity of three workers. The total housing capacity is eight. The housing is available and sufficient to accommodate the workers being requested. Fixed site housing unit's address: 3745 North 600 East, Buhl, Idaho 83316

Transportation

Transportation from point of recruitment to worksite and from the worksite back to the point of recruitment will be arranged and provided by Employer. Employer will reimburse worker for subsistence costs during travel to worksite no later than the end of the first pay period upon presentation of receipts and from the worksite at the end of the job based on rates established in the applicable regulations.

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