Range Manager

Under the direction of the Chief Operating Officer, the Range Manager directly supervises and coordinates activities within the custom grazing project; this position performs research on range land management practices to provide sustained production of forage and livestock at NAPI.

• Develop, implement, and maintain an ecological holistic pasture management program.
• Develop, direct, and coordinate a rotational grazing program.
• Develop, implement, and maintain an operating budget.
• Develop, implement, and maintain an Annual Work Plan.
• Oversee soil building strategies, tillage, irrigation, pasture seeding.
• Oversight of infrastructure related to pasture program management.
• Oversee daily movement of animals/fencing; herd/flock health; water/feed supplements.
• Perform inventory management.
• Coordinate pasture usage/management with farm operation.
• Develop and implement soil conservation practices and recommendations on grazing pasture.
• Manage pasture staff team and budget.
• Manage livestock purchases and sales.
• Oversee equipment and maintenance program.
• Observe animals for signs of illness, injury, or unusual behavior; notifying veterinarians or managers as warranted.
• Monitor animal care, maintenance, or breeding; or packing and transfer activities to ensure work is done performed correctly.
• Train workers in animal care procedures, maintenance duties, and safety precautions.
• Train ranchers/customers about grazing practices.
• Treat animal illnesses or injuries, following experience or instructions of veterinarians.
• Assign tasks such as feeding and treatment of animals, and cleaning and maintenance of animal quarters.
• Perform the same animal care duties as subordinates.
• Develop, implement, and maintain a nutrition and feed program for animals.
• Prepare reports concerning facility activities, employees’ time records, and animal treatment.
• Confer with managers to determine production requirements, conditions of equipment and supplies, and work schedules.
• Study feed, weight, health, genetic, or milk production records to determine feed formulas and rations and breeding schedules.
• Direct, coordinate and administer NAPI’s Grazing and/or Pasture program.
• Communicate with the Feed Yard Manager, and the Operations Manager, on current and future capital expenditures, and the development and/or improvement of future and existing feedlot operations and procedures.
• Regulate grazing, such as by issuing permits and checking for compliance with standards and help ranchers plan and organize grazing systems to manage, improve, protect, and maximize the use of rangelands.
• Manage forage resources through fire, herbicide use, or revegetation to maintain a sustainable yield from the land.
• Measure and assess vegetation resources for biological assessment, environmental impact statements, and rangeland monitoring programs.
• Study grazing patterns to determine the number and kind of livestock that can be most profitable grazed and to determine the best grazing seasons.
• Offer advice to rangeland users on water management, forage production methods, and control of brush.
• Plan and direct construction and maintenance of range improvements, such as fencing, corrals, tack house, electrical lines, stock-watering reservoirs, and soil-erosion control structures.
• Mediate agreements among rangeland users as to appropriate land use and management.
• Study rangeland management practices and research range problems to provide sustained production of forage and livestock.
• Develop technical standards and specifications used to manage, protect, and improve the natural resources of range lands and related grazing lands.
• Plan and implement revegetation of disturbed sites.
• Study forage plants and their growth requirements to determine varieties best suited to particular range.
• Develop methods for protecting range from fire and rodent damage and for controlling poisonous plants.
• Develop new and improved instruments and techniques for activities such as range reseeding.
• Manage private livestock operations.

• Manages and supervises the work unit in keeping with applicable laws and regulations; and NAPI’s policies, guidelines, and Navajo…