Sweden Ranch
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Location
Benavides, TX
Job Type
Full Time, Year round
Salary
Competitive salary, bonus, benefits, 401K + match
Posted
January 7, 2026
Housing Offered
Maybe
Experience
0-2 yrs
Sponsoring Work Visas?
Maybe
How to Apply
Via Email
Job Objective
Assist meeting short and long term goals and objectives set by Ranch Management for the Wildlife and Natural Resources Department on a private 56,000+ acre ranch.
Essential Job Responsibilities
- Assist with water development: installation, maintenance, and monitoring
- Assist with hunting/ family/ guest relations
- Maintain an intensive supplemental feeding program for deer and exotic animals
- Develop and maintain food plots for deer and game birds
- Keep detailed computer records of game camera scouting
- Predator control of feral hogs and coyotes
- Clean up and beautification of ranch
- Application of herbicides to manage habitat, fencerows, and water traps
- Maintenance and upkeep of ranch equipment, vehicles, and facilities
- Heavy equipment operation and maintenance (tractors, skid steers, backhoe’s)
- Fence construction, repair, and maintenance
- Provide excellent customer service to family and guests
- Ability to keep a positive attitude and work nights & weekends when needed
- Wildlife Specialist must have the ability to work anytime from September – February, including weekends and Holidays.
- Assist with any and other ranch activities as assigned by ranch management
Other Job Responsibilities
- Ability to be available 24 hours per day (on call for questions, emergencies, etc.).
- Maintains employee confidence and protects company assets, including intellectual property, by keeping information confidential.
- Contributes to team effort by accomplishing goals and related tasks
Qualifications
- Operation and maintenance of heavy equipment
- Operation and maintenance of a bobtail feed truck
- Ability to accurately solve problems
- Ability to work established work schedule
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, supervisors, other departments, officials, and the public
- Ability to consider safety in all decisions
- Ability to create a hospitable environment
- Ability to complete multiple, diverse tasks of differing priorities
- Ability to successfully perform the responsibilities of this position
- MUST be able to create a hospitable environment and keep a positive attitude
- Must develop and master understanding of ranch organizational responsibilities for each department
- Must adhere to all social media, privacy, and ranch policies
- Must be a team player and possess excellent communication skills
- Must have a valid driver’s license in good standing, the ability to be an approved driver for the company and safely operate vehicles
- Must have the ability to traverse rough terrain and work independently in harsh conditions
Education Requirements
- College degree preferred but not required; a minimum of 3 years’ experience working on a ranch may be substituted. Previous ranch and wildlife experience greatly preferred.
TO APPLY:
Please submit resume and 2 references to our email address listed.
Email
[email protected]
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