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Ranch Jobs: Wanted: RANCH HAND/MANAGER for Cattle & Sheep Ranch - Northern California SOLD #47470 Posted by: maryheff [see other ads by this poster] City: Fort Jones [see other ads in this city] State: California [see other ads in this state] Job Title: Ranch Hand Employer: H&H Land and Livestock Salary: competitive Room & Board: offered stipend Phone #: no calls - email only please click to view fullsize image Description: 1,800 acre cattle ranch in Siskiyou Co/Northern CA seeking experienced ranch hand to work along side owners in all aspects of working cattle, irrigating, as well as sheep/pigs/chickens and pastures. Must be strong, hard working and flexible to attend to any task that needs fixing/doing/mending/attention. ABOUT US: we are husband and wife running a family ranch raising 250+ head of commercial black angus cattle and 400+ head of heritage breed navajo churro sheep as well as pigs, chickens and turkeys. We have four young daughters and live on the ranch full time. We raise beef, lamb, pork and eggs to sell conventionally and direct to our customers, as well as hay for our animals and some for market. We work hard on the ranch everyday and as we like to say there is nothing above us and nothing below us - we are looking for someone with the same positive attitude to work hard, side by side with us. We bought this ranch two years ago and still have a lot of work to do to build or re-build the infrastructure for a solid working cattle ranch. LOOKING FOR: An experienced ranch hand knowledgable and proficient in working cattle. Experience with sheep and/or pigs a plus. Experience building and maintaining fences, managing pivots, wheel lines and irrigation as well. Things that are important to us are a solid work ethic, not cutting corners and getting the job done right the first time, but working efficiently to get the job done quickly and to be ready to take on the next task. We are organically minded and working towards certification and animal welfare standards are important to us. You will be responsible for the caretaking of a 250+/- head herd of cattle, a 400+/- head herd of sheep, a small pig (40+) operation, 400 +/- acres of irrigated alfalfa, 1200+ acres of range and wildlife management and general ranch duties, along with the owners. Managing all aspects if owners are off property for the day or extended vacation otherwise working along side owners. PACKAGE OFFERED: Competitive salary or hourly/daily rate, depending on experience. We do not have onsite housing at this time (we are living in the managers house and use an older 1868 homestead house that is fairly outdated as a bunkhouse for frequent visitors - but we plan to build a home in the next few years at which time our home will be available to a ranch hand /family.) Immediately we are open to a stipend to rent a home in town 5 miles down the road where there are numerous options. Our town, Fort Jones has a great school, restaurants, bar, hardware store, lumber yard and coffee shop among other amenities. Etna, another town 9 miles south has an award winning brewery, schools, restaurants and camps. The tasks and expected duties will include but not be limited to: • Cattle operations management • Monitoring range/herd condition • Rotating, sorting, weighing and taking cattle to USDA butcher facility when appropriate • Branding, tagging, and weaning • Calving (including heifers) • Maintenance and upkeep of pivot irrigation systems and wheel lines • Water lines and well maintenance • Monitoring native wildlife • Welding or repairs as needed • Operating heavy equipment Qualifications: • Previous ranch experience • Previous cattle management • Preferably some sheep/pigs experience • Capable of operating heavy equipment • Strong with good work ethic • Ability to problem solve and move quickly to access issues and resolve Valid CA drivers license (class C a bonus) TO APPLY: Please email mary@theHandH.com and brian@theHandH.com with your resume and a little bit about yourself and what you are looking for. Photos or any other info/links you can include would be great. We always welcome video resumes where you tell us a little bit about yourself if you can pull that off! If you are interested in learning more about our operation, please visit our website at www.fivemarysfarms.com. We post lots of photos of daily life on our instagram account at https://instagram.com/maryheff We sell our products at www.shopfivemarys.com (all direct to consumer) thanks and we hope to hear from you if you might be a good fit! Mary and Brian Heffernan mary@theHandH.com brian@theHandH.com H&H Land and Livestock Co at www.fivemarysfarms.com 15155 visitors have viewed this ad

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