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Positions looking to Hire
- Full time employees – start as soon as possible.
- Starting salary – $45,000-60,000/year
- Potential for annual pay raises based on regular performance reviews
- Medical insurance
- Paid vacation
- Sick leave
- Housing not provided
Location
- Town of Chesaw, Washington
- Housing likely available within 40 minutes of ranch
- Chesaw – 0 minutes commute
- Oroville – 30 minutes commute
- Tonasket – 40 minutes commute
Ranch stats
- Over 1,000 acres located in the north central highlands of Okanogan County
- Topography is a mix of heavily wooded timber and grasslands
- Elevations range from 2,800’-3,500’
- Cattle: Scottish Highland Cattle
- Goats: New Zealand / American Kiko goats
- Horses: use for work with the livestock
Key Ranch Principles
- Practice regenerative agriculture and organic farming/ranching practices
- Improve quality of soil to capture carbon and promote biodiversity
- High stock density grazing practices to regenerate the land and produce highest quality meats
- 100% grass-fed livestock
- Aggressively grow livestock counts through on-farm breeding
- Utilize 100% of timber deadfall for mulching/composting and home heating/firewood
- No task/job is better or worse than another task/job – we value everyone’s contributions equally
Candidate Qualities
No experience needed but certainly a plus. Ideal candidates would be positive-thinking, self-motivated, hard-working, mentally tough / resilient, and maintain a positive outlook. We will train employees all required tasks, but we are also seeking candidates that can be innovative and help us continuously improve our processes and systems. We are also looking for candidates that are open to trying to new tasks and take on new challenges. Candidates need to maintain a positive attitude whether they are performing highly skilled tasks or working on the side of a hill moving livestock. Position will be physically demanding and almost entirely outdoors – we are not looking for indoor/office employees.
Position Roles and Responsibilities
Daily
- Move livestock to new paddocks which involves setting up series of temporary electric fences and interacting with the livestock.
- Provide water to livestock with portable water system.
- Collect deadfall for mulching/composting and firewood.
Additional Tasks / Projects (based on candidate’s experience and farm needs)
- Train horses.
- Perform basic carpentry tasks for new facilities and improving existing facilities.
- Design/construct composting facilities.
- Design/construct greenhouse for garden.
- Collecting animal manures and other organic material for composting.
- Soil testing and analysis.
- Painting facilities.
- Potential for slaughtering and processing select livestock.
TO APPLY:
Forward cover letter & resume to our email address.
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