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Temporary Need: 06/01/24 - 11/30/24. Three (3) full-time, seasonal, temporary SummerRange Sheepherders needed. Required a minimum of four (4) months experience, able to drive, and must have working knowledge of farm machinery and livestock nutrition. Must be able to lift 50 lbs. Wage is $1,986.76/mo. Work will perform in Beaver Dam, Utah. Various range locations in Box Elder, Morgan, Millard, and Cache Counties in Utah. Required to be available 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 sheep during the summer months. Perform any combination of the following tasks required to attend sheep on the range during the summer months:administer medication as needed; apply herbicides to noxious, invasive and poisonous plant species on grazing areas; assist with loading trucks with lambs and/or ewes for transportation; bed down flock at appropriate night site; build and/or maintain fence and facilities to ensure the safety and health of animals and forage; 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; help with maintenance of meadow lands and repair fences; herd mature ewes and young offspring between grazing areas in a manner to assure body condition is maintained in mature ewes and growth of offspring; identify and administer appropriate medication for various health issues such as internal parasites, respiratory issues, injuries, etc.; make certain animals have access to fresh water; monitor animals for weight gain, thrift and health problems; monitor available grasses and adjust herding methods to ensure an increasing plane of nutrition to facilitate estrus cycling in ewes ; monitor forage on grazing areas to identify dangerous plants and assess available feed; monitor young lambs for diseases, thrift and weight gain. Perform any combination of the following tasks required to attend sheep on the ranch during the summer months: administer medication as needed; apply herbicides to noxious, invasive and poisonous plant species on grazing areas; assist in the maintenance of tools, equipment and handling facilities necessary to production; assist with loading trucks with lambs and/or ewes for transportation; bed down flock at appropriate night site; build and/or maintain fence and facilities to ensure the safety and health of animals and forage; 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.; make certain animals have access to fresh water; monitor animals for weight gain, thrift and health problems; monitor forage on grazing areas to identify dangerous plants and assess available feed. Terms and conditions of employment: 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 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 arou nd farm achinery such as tractors, UTVs and ATVs for supplemental feeding purposes and movement of livestock, to operate equipment and machinery required to perform job duties indicated in a safe and responsible manner. All tools, supplies and equipment necessary to perform the duties assigned will be provided at no cost or deposit to the worker. The employer will provide, at no cost to the worker, Workers' Compensation coverage or private insurance which is equal to Workers' Compensation laws for comparable employment. All tools, supplies and equipment necessary to perform the duties assigned will be provided at no cost or deposit to the worker. Applicants that have not worked as a livestock worker during the past twelve (12) months, up to two (2) references will be required. Must provide employment eligibility documentation (I9 verification) upon hire. The employer guarantees to offer the worker employment for a total number of work days equal to at least 3/4's of the total work period beginning with the first workday after the arrival of the worker at the place of employment or advertised contractual first day of need. Whichever is later to occur, and ending on the expiration date specified. If the worker completes 50% of the work contract period, the employer shall pay the worker the cost incurred by the worker for transportation and daily subsistence from the place from which the worker has come to work for the employer ($15.88/day, maximum $59/day with receipts). The offered wage equals or exceeds the highest of the prevailing wage (AWER) that is issued and determined by DOL for the time period the work is performed (or whichever is the highest rate). This job is in connection with a future H-2A Foreign Labor Certification application.