Part-time Cattle Ranch Hand need in Carbon County, Utah

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Location

Wellington, UT

Job Type

Part Time

Salary

TBD

Date Posted

May 20, 2021

Housing Offered

Experience

2-5 yrs

Who we are:

A small family-owned and operated cattle ranch in Wellington, Utah
Raising approximately 50 pairs of cattle and calves
Raising 4 horses and 3 mules
Two dogs and many cats live on the property
Property managed: 500 acres of mountain property up Nine Mile Canyon (30 minutes from the farm in Wellington) and 165 acres in Wellington, including 68 acres of agriculturally productive farmland
Mainly growing grass and alfalfa

What you’ll be doing:

Daily Operations (morning) feeding and watering cats and dogs, horses, bulls, cows and other animals (Monday – Friday mainly)
Tending livestock (includes watering, feeding, birthing, branding, pasturing, herding, grooming, and doctoring the ranch's horses, mules and cattle)
Repairing, maintaining and cleaning fences, ranch buildings, and equipment
Hauling livestock to market and/or to mountain
Changing and monitoring wheel lines and hand lines
Watering trees, flowers, gardens on property
Managing water supply (reservoir shares, secondary, primary and common)
Plowing, cutting, baling, loading and stacking hay bales
Seasonal tasks (weeding, burning, trimming, turning on/off water supply, etc)
Odd jobs around the property (trimming trees, hauling trash, etc)

Skill, attributes and experience needed to do the job:

Experience driving a manual truck and trailer
Experience operating heavy machinery (tractor, baler, swather, backhoe, etc)
Comfortable around livestock and all animals
Experience around and riding a horse and/or mule
Must be a lover of all animals
Must be responsible, reliable and not afraid to work hard
Must be responsive and communicative
We are looking for an individual that truly loves ranching and would be excited to join our operation
The nature of the work requires flexibility, patience and understanding – Things always go wrong and much is out of our (or your) control

What you’ll get and what we’ll ask for in return:

This is not a full-time position, and we are open to working around an existing schedule. Some months will require a greater commitment on evenings and weekends (April – October).
Salary – paid in cash on a monthly basis
Salary depends on availability, length of commitment and requested “trades”
May trade labor for housing personal livestock or animals on the farm property and/or on the mountain property
May trade labor for hay and grass feed
Access to Nine Mile Canyon Ranch Property for leisure and entertainment
Minimum commitment of 6 months (Includes a 1-month trial period to ensure fit)
Will work closely with family members (particularly the patriarch) operating the farm
Background check is required
List of references (previous employers or colleagues) is required
Does not include room and board