Range Lamber
Van Well Livestock LLC
📍 Watertown, SD · Codington County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26190-089064
- 📞 Phone: +1 (605) 520-6259
- ✉️ Email: svanwell@itctel.com
Employer instructions
Open Job Order, please contact Local State Employment office. The employment office will refer each applicant to Van Well Livestock. Van Well Livestock will conduct a full telephone interview with the applicant. The office hours are Monday - Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Central Standard time 605-520-6259. All employers must continue to be open to any qualified U.S worker regardless of race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, handicap, or citizenship. No strike requirements - The worksite does not currently have workers on strike or being locked out in the course of a labor dispute. 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.
✉️ Application email template in English
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Subject: Application for Range Lamber (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26190-089064
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Workers must have at least 3 months of experience birthing livestock with herds of 200 head or larger. One reference required.
May assist in lambing, docking, and shearing. The following seasonal duties will need to be performed. Herder will need to move pregnant ewes to lambing grounds. May assist in moving portable fence and (or) corrals. May perform general repairs on fences and (or) corrals. Be able to identify signs of ewes going into labor and identify potential problems during the labor process. Know how and when to assist during difficult births. Be able to properly constrain ewes for difficult births and able to graft orphan lambs to mothers. Ability to identify herd health issues including but not limited to malnutrition of ewes and lambs, prolapse and mastitis. Provide water to animals, including minor maintenance of water troughs and water lines. May need to haul water in truck to supplement animal water needs. May need to provide supplement feed for the ewes and lambs. Assist in branding, castrating, vaccinating, tagging, and worming. Protect vulnerable livestock (lambs & ewes in labor) from predators. Ability to safely catch lambs with a hook. Move ewes and lambs to summer range grounds and disperse livestock on the range to reduce overcrowding and increase the success of mother and lamb bonding. More than 50% of the job is on the range.
Some work/tasks may occur off the range, but more than 51% of work will be performed on the range. 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. Hours worked footnote: On call for up to 24 hours 7 days a week
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 3 months |
| Other requirements | Lifting up to 50 lb Drug test |
Benefits and conditions
| Paid | Other |
|---|---|
| Pay details | Employer shall provide housing and board in accordance with the rules and regulations of the federal government of the United States of America. Discretionary performance-based bonuses may be available. Payroll advances may be available. |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Watertown, Sd) |
| Housing | Trailer, capacity of 3 workers. |
| Meals | Housing contains free and convenient cooking facilities and employer will provide three prepared meals a day or adequate food, free of charge, based on the requisition by worker, for workers to prepare their own meals while in camp or on the range. Employer may at times provide prepared meals for workers consumption. Employer will provide worker a minimum of 4.5 gallons of potable water per day per worker for drinking and cooking purposes. Additional clean water will be provided to meet the workers laundry and bathing needs. |
| Daily transportation | Workers are on the range 51% or more of the time, therefore daily transportation is not needed. For the period of time the worker is off the range, transportation is provided by the employer. |
| Travel to the job | Transportation from point of recruitment to worksite and from the worksite back to the point of recruitment will be arranged and provided by Employer. Employer will reimburse worker for subsistence costs during travel to worksite no later than the end of the first pay period upon presentation of receipts and from the worksite at the end of the job based on rates established in the applicable regulations. |
| Pay deductions | Social Security and Federal Income Tax withholding's may be deducted from wages. State Income Tax will be withheld for workers while they are working in the State of North Dakota. When the workers are working in the State of South Dakota there is no State Income Tax withheld. Wages may range from $2132.41 to $2500.00 per month based on length of time with employer and job experience. |
| Case number | JO-A-300-26190-089064 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals (45-2093.00) |
| Employer's agent or attorney | WESTERN RANGE ASSOCIATION |
| Posted | Jul 17, 2026 |