Student Veterans of America Jobs

Temporary Need: 06/02/24 -08/31/24. Eight (8) full-time, seasonal, temporary Ranch Workers needed. Workers must have at least 3 months of experience. One reference required. Able to lift 50 lbs. Wage: $16.63/hour. Hours: 56 hrs/wk, Mon-Sat., 12am-11:59pm. Location: Work will be performed in Nephi, Utah. Worksites in Juab County, Utah will be used. Worksite locations varies depending on season, weather and grazing rotation. Duties: The following duties will need to be performed. Perform tasks related to unloading and receiving sheep from various producers including health inspections, weighing, processing and maintaining records. Perform daily feeding and watering duties. Repair and maintain fences, equipment and structures such as stock water, yards, and buildings. May clean pens. Walk through pens daily to observe and/or examine animals detecting illness or injury; treat ill or injured sheep as directed by employer. Assist with vaccinating, weaning, and sorting ewes and lambs into groups. Monitor freshly weaned animals as they transition. Moving ewes in small pastures moving electric fence and water systems. Weighing, sorting, and loading sheep onto trucks for transfer to market. Employees must follow health and safety protocols for animals and people. Western Range Association and its member ranches facilitate practices of good animal husbandry. Employees that are found abusing, neglecting or abandoning livestock entrusted to their care may be terminated for cause. If the negligent/abusive actions of an employee result in the loss/death of livestock/animals or cause harm to another person, the employee may be held accountable for these actions. The worker will live in the employer provided housing. Said housing will be clean and in good repair at the time it is provided to the employee. The employee is responsible to maintain the housing unit in a reasonable level of cleanliness in order to avoid flies, mice or other vermin. The employee is responsible to alert the employer of damage to the housing unit within a reasonable amount of time. The employee may be held accountable for damage to the housing unit that is the result of negligence on the part of the employee (normal wear and tear excepted). Western Range Association and its rancher members maintain a strong commitment to providing a safe, efficient, and productive work environment. An employee's involvement with alcohol and drugs could be extremely dangerous to all employees and others, and disruptive to the workplace. Use, manufacture, distribution or possession of an illegal drug, or misuse of a prescription drug is cause for termination. Any person found to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs while working will be terminated. At the employers expense, all applicants may be required to complete pre-employment alcohol and drug testing. Failure to consent to requested testing, will result in disqualification of the applicant. Terms and conditions of employment: Tools, room, board, kitchen facilities and transportation provided at no cost to the worker. Must be able to provide employment eligibility documentation (I9 verification) upon hire. The employer will provide, at no cost to the worker, Workers' Compensation coverage or private insurance which is equal to Workers' Compensation laws for comparable employment. Applicants that have not worked as a farm worker/ livestock worker during the past twelve (12) months, up to two (2) references will be required. The employer guarantees to offer the worker employment for a total number of work days equal to at least 3/4's of the total work period beginning with the first workday after the arrival of the worker at the place of employment or advertised contractual first day of need. Whichever is later to occur, and ending on the expiration date specified. If the worker completes 50% of the work contract period, the employer shall pay the worker the cost incurred by the worker for transportation and daily subsis ence from the place from which the worker has come to work for the employer ($15.88/day, maximum $59/day with receipts). The offered wage equals or exceeds the highest of the prevailing wage issued and determined by DOL for the time period the work is performed (or whichever is the highest rate). This job order is being placed in connection with a future H2A labor certification application.