Range Livestock Herder - Livestock Parturition

RANGE LIVESTOCK HERDER - LIVESTOCK PARTURITION

Period of intended employment:
02/15/2026 to 05/31/2026

Minimum of six (6) months experience.

• Available up to 24 hours per day, 7 days a week; spend majority of workdays on the range.
• Perform tasks related to livestock production during parturition season.
• Administer emergency minor medical care to sick or injured pregnant animals using roping methods.
• Assist with hauling water during winter or drought conditions.
• Assist with supplemental feeding when weather or forage quality precludes use of range forage.
• Attend animals in barns during kidding/lambing season.
• Attend livestock on the range during calving season.
• Attend to pregnant livestock and newborn offspring, including night checks.
• Care for newly born offspring and ensure they stand and nurse.
• Detect direction of prevailing storms and keep livestock gathered and safe.
• Intensely monitor and treat both mother and young vulnerable to cold temperatures and sickness.
• Keep accurate record of new offspring born.
• Lift and stack bales of hay and sacks of grain and mineral onto a feed truck or wagon.
• Make certain animals have access to fresh water.
• Monitor for birthing problems and take correct actions when problems are identified.
• Monitor young for disease, thrift, and weight gain.
• Move pregnant livestock at a pace sufficient to ensure they receive ample water and forage during daylight hours before bedding down at night.
• Report to employer signs of dehydration and other indicators of deterioration in animal body condition or behavioral changes indicating malnutrition or disease.

• 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.
• Ride, handle, and tend horses in a manner to assure the safety and health of the worker, co‑workers, horses, dogs, and livestock.
• Operate equipment and machinery required to perform job duties in a safe and responsible manner.
• Work outdoors in all types of weather and may experience occasional exposure to hazards such as poisonous snakes, large game animals, 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 safely and responsibly.
• 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.
• Train, work with, and care for herd‑working dogs and guard dogs.
• Work as part of a team when needed.

Entry level

Full‑time

Other

Higher Education