Ranch Hand neeeded at Cow/Calf operation in Eastern Washington ~ $40k-$55k

Harder River Ranch

Email

kara@harderriverranch.com

Location

Hooper, WA

Job Type

Full Time, Year round

Salary

$40,000 to $55,000 DOE

Date Posted

April 7, 2025

Housing Offered

Yes

Experience

2-5 yrs

How to Apply

Via Email

Job Summary

If you have full-time experience working on a cattle ranch and enjoy a rural lifestyle, we encourage you to apply for this Ranch Hand position. Employees are required to live on the ranch in single-family homes provided by the ranch.

We are looking for a win-win employer/employee relationship. Therefore, we require final round applicants to visit the ranch and surrounding community to ensure a good fit. We are located in Southeast Washington State and we are not able to compensate applicants for their travel expenses to visit the ranch so we encourage applicants from nearby states only.

Application Instructions:

Apply via Email
Resume is required and must include your complete work history (that is, all jobs you have had with employment start and end dates).
Please explain all of your experience cattle ranching and farming. Tell us how many years of experience you have and where you got your experience. This is VERY important. The more detail the better.
Include 3 job references from people who have supervised your work. We will NOT contact anyone unless and until we all agree that is appropriate. But we require that you submit 3 references with your application.

Job Responsibilities:

Feeding and doctoring cattle in pastures and in feedlot
Calving, Branding (on a calf table), tagging, processing, and weaning calves
Sorting, gathering, moving cattle by horseback or ATV; we haul some cattle in trucks
All aspects of hay production: Cutting, raking, stacking and hauling hay; placement, movement and maintenance of handline, wheel lines, and pivot irrigation
Assist with repairing and maintaining cattle-working equipment as well as maintain existing fencing and water/wells as well as working on new projects in development
Assist with performing routine maintenance and making minor repairs to farm equipment
Clean, maintain and make timely repairs to ranch-provided house, yard, and vehicle

Required Experience:

Two years of full-time work on a cow-calf operation are REQUIRED to be considered for this position.

Required Skills:

Must be experienced and comfortable working around cattle
Equipment operation for example: backhoe, loader, swather, or other similar equipment
Basic mechanical knowledge for equipment repair
Must have a clean driving record

Nice-to-Have Skills:

Welding & Fabricating
Fencing
Semi truck driving

Benefits

Competitive wages Pay: $3,300.00 – $5,000.00 per month
3 bedroom/2 bath house
Vehicle for work purposes
Health Insurance
Paid sick leave
Overtime after 40 hours each week

How To Apply:

Apply via Email
Resume is required and must include your complete work history (that is, all jobs you have had with employment start and end dates).
Please explain all of your experience cattle ranching and farming. Tell us how many years of experience you have and where you got your experience. This is VERY important. The more detail the better.
Include 3 job references from people who have supervised your work. We will NOT contact anyone unless and until we all agree that is appropriate. But we require that you submit 3 references with your application.

Harder River Ranch - Washington