Harder Ranches
We are looking for a dedicated, trustworthy, hard-working, and highly motivated employee to work on a 4th generation family owned and operated cattle ranch in Eastern Washington.
Calving: (February – April)
• Daily Feeding
• Check Heifers (every 4 hours from daylight to dark and once a night under certain weather conditions)
• Pull calves when needed
• Graft Calves appropriately
• Sort calvies and put pairs out to pasture
• Repairs and maintenance to equipment, fences, buildings, etc. as needed.
• Snow-plowing
• Sort feeders and ship
Spring Work: (April-June)
• Feeding until grass is ready
• Spraying (noxious weeds in pasture and grass in ditches)
• Fencing
• Repairs and maintenance to equipment, fences, buildings, etc. as needed.
• Branding (April 15th- May 15th)
• Pasture Moves (Horse or ATV)
Summer Work/Irrigation: (April-August)
• All flood irrigation on ditches, head gates, and pipe
• Repairs and maintenance to equipment, fences, buildings, etc. as needed.
• Pasture Moves (Horse or ATV)
• Spraying (noxious weeds in pasture and grass in ditches)
Haying: (June – September)
• Prepare haying equipment
• Daily service; repairs if needed
• Operating Swather, Rake, and Baler
Fall Work: (October – November)
• Repairs and maintenance to equipment, fences, buildings, etc. as needed.
• New construction (feed bunks, corrals, water facilities, and roads)
• Wean and background calves
• Feed Daily (Calves, Bulls, Horses)
• Preg check cows, vaccinate, pour, sort, haul cows to winter pastures
• Hauling Hay
Winter: (December – January)
• Feed cows (begins December 1st; ends April 15th or as weather and feed dictate
• Checking all cows, calves, and bulls
• Repairs and maintenance to equipment, fences, buildings, etc. as needed.
Work Quality:
• All work is to be neat, clean, and professional
• Clean up after yourself and return everything back where it belongs
• Use time wisely
• Respect for equipment
Riding is not a necessity but is helpful. The employee must be able to maintain and run equipment. This includes a Hesston 3×4 baler, John Deer Tractors, backhoe, grader, Supreme mixer wagon, New Holland Swather, Rake, etc. You must be able to work well with others including the owner.
Hours:
• Calving Time: 7 days a week
• Haying: Off and On through summer depending on hay
• Fall: Monday – Friday
7am -5pm (1 hour lunch)
Later Fall – Weekends until noon when calves to feed
• Winter: Monday – Friday
7am – 5pm (1 hour lunch)
Weekends – 8am – Noon (or when feeding is done)
Time Off: (by arrangement)
• Weekends – (Late Spring – Fall) **unless haying**
• Two 1 week vacations – (Preferably during the summer or non-busy times of the year)
• Weekdays (special events or by arrangement)
Compensation/Benefits:
• Annual $30,000-$50,000 per year DOE
• Housing
• Beef & Vacation after first year
• Utilities
• Retirement Plan available
** Please direct all inquiries and application requests to [FILLED] **
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