Job Information
Idaho Department of Labor Range Worker in Boise, Idaho
This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information, please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2145460
Job Site: Ismay Montana
Dates of Need 3/1/2024 - 12/31/2024.
Herd livestock to pasture for grazing; sort livestock; round up strays; protect and defend
livestock from predators and from eating poisonous or noxious plants; drive trucks and other
equipment to distribute feed to animals on the range; move cows; feed and care for domestic
animals used on the range to help with herding; setup and take down electric fence; manually
restrains animals when required; applies medication to cuts and bruises; sprays livestock with
insecticide; feeds livestock supplementary rations and mineral blocks; and inspects and repairs
fences used to contain herds. Must be able to find and maintain bearings to grazing areas.
Must be willing and able to live and work independently in isolated areas for extended periods
of time. Workers must be willing and able to perform tasks capably and efficiently without close
supervision. Duties that may be performed off the range less than 50% of the time include:
Worker must assist with calving, at.tend to cattle in barns during calving season, herd cattle into
corrals and stalls and chutes, manually restrain cattle, vaccinate cattle, clean stalls, pens and
other equipment used for the production of cattle. Worker must live and work on the range
more than 50% of the time