*Jobseekers* If you are interested in the position, meet the experience requirements, and are willing to commit to the entire contract period, please go to your local workforce center to be apprised of all terms and conditions of employment and application instructions. *Position: Ranch Worker *Requirements: Must have 3 months of experience Must be able to lift 75 pounds Exposure to extreme temperatures Extensive pushing or pulling Extensive sitting or walking Frequent stooping or bending over Repetitive movements *Job description: Must be able to ride horses and/or ATV to move the livestock safely. Must have 3 months experience working on a cattle ranch. Must be able to lift 75 pounds. Attend to, feed, and water livestock by tractor and/or team on the range to maintain cattle herd health. Wean calves, perform vaccinations, and pregnancy check cows. Move livestock to pasture for grazing. Assist with castration of livestock and identification marking. Maintain all fences, corrals, buildings, range improvements, and livestock equipment used for proper cattle management. Clean livestock corrals, stalls, and sheds, using disinfectant solutions, brushes, and shovels. Must know how to build and repair fencing. Must have knowledge and experience in irrigation management, planting, cultivating, and haying for livestock. Light mechanical skills preferred. Maintain equipment in a working condition and observe safe practices. Assist with the shipping of cows and calves. Longer hours (night shifts during calving) and more days (up to 7 days per week) may be required when feeding cows supplemental rations, calving season, irrigation, and haying season. Work will also include cutting trees and sawing firewood in the Gunnison National Forest under a USDA Forest Service permit. Workers must be willing and able to perform according to the employer's requirements during the contract period. Workers will work in conditions generally associated with Colorado climatic conditions. *Anticipated hours of work per week: 40 Hours a week *Schedule: Monday - Friday 7 hours each day Saturday- 5 hours Sunday- off *Anticipated period of employment: 3/19/2025 to 12/15/2025 *Application deadline: 8/1/2025 *Job location: Delta and Montrose counties *Pay: $17.84 Effective 1/1/25, overtime must be paid after 48 hours worked per week, or 56 hours worked per week for up to 22 "peak weeks" for highly seasonal employers. * Contact the local workforce center for more information. ***WFC STAFF: OFFICIAL JOB ANNOUNCEMENT (ETA 790) IS ATTACHED TO THIS JOB POSTING UNDER "DOCUMENTS"