Open Range Production Of Sheep Parturition(Lambing)
Pilot Creek Ranch
📍 Pilot Hill, CA · El Dorado County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26225-166191
- 📞 Phone: +1 (559) 300-7160
- ✉️ Email: pilotcreekranch@gmail.com
Employer instructions
To apply, applicants must provide their full name and contact information. Only those applicants who meet all the special requirements for employment and who are ready, able, willing and qualified to perform the work, who are eligible for employment in the United States, and who will be available at the time and place needed, should apply. Interested applicants and the State Workforce Agency may call between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Mon. thru Fri. PST. Applicants may apply by visiting the local State Workforce Agency to submit their application and be advised of the terms, conditions and qualifications for the job, pursuant to 20 CFR 655.155. Applicants must provide the name, and working telephone number of the previous employer being used as a reference (the reference must be able to verify the workers experience in the occupation for which the worker is applying). If hired, the applicant must be able to provide U.S. employment eligibility and/or identification documents in verification of the applicants right to work in the U.S. The employer will complete the Employment Eligibility Verification Form (I-9) on each worker. The employer may be reached by the State Workforce Agency. Applications may be emailed or mailed. Interviews will be at little or no cost to workers, whether via phone or in-person. Peak Season Labor, Inc. is the designated agent.
✉️ Application email template in English
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Subject: Application for Open Range Production Of Sheep Parturition(Lambing) (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26225-166191
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Parturition takes place on the range. Starting on October 15, workers will begin preparing for the season. The worker will be responsible for rotating animals onto fresh feed, watering animals as needed, administer supplemental feed and minerals, doctor any sick animals, bed down herds, set up and take down portable electric fencing as necessary throughout the range location, protect animals from poisonous plants as well as from predators and monitor herd needs. This season is a critical phase in the production cycle. Feeding and management are essential to the success of the season. It is during these last weeks of pregnancy that there is a need for increased feed, primarily to a more nutrient rich diet. Extra nutrition is needed to support fetal growth. Worker will be responsible for helping move animals to staging areas, and monitoring animals closely during the last weeks of pregnancy to be sure they are in good health before Parturition. Worker will ensure adequate feed supply, prepare necessary equipment, repair as necessary . There are 2 stages of parturition fall lambing and spring lambing. The worker must be able to demonstrate knowledge of sheep and experience with animal nutrition and parturition along with the ability to monitor animals to determine readiness to give birth. Assisting with delivery, maintaining a clean environment. Animals will need to be checked regularly during the 24-hour day, as animals can give birth around the clock. Knowledge of and ability to determine normal and abnormal parturition situations. Monitor closely to help prevent problems. Ability to determine when assistance is required. Monitor health/growth and nutrition of newborn. Once the animals have given birth, it is important that the pairs do not break the bond. The new pairs are quickly moved into isolated feed paddocks in close proximity to the main herd in order to provide for a slower pace where bonding and mothering can occur without distraction. Extra care must be given to their health and welfare including doctoring any ill animals and maintaining vigilance when night penning. Predation must be monitored and mitigated with human presence, night penning and guardian dogs. During this time frame the worker will assist with the following: Vaccinations, worming, castrating and docking tails. Pair each baby with their mother, mark and separate them into the nursery pens, away from the main herd for bonding, feeding and attention. These are kept in separate, portable pens which are constructed and deconstructed In order to provide quality feed as they are moved around the field at a slower pace. Supplements may also be given in some instances. Regular checks are also done on the babies and mothers to be sure of adequate milk supply & nurturing. These are repeated throughout the day and meanwhile the main herd continues to lamb more intensely and the nursery pens continue to multiply. These are then moved from one feeding area to another at a much slower pace. Over time these are slowly combined with other nursery pens until eventually, herds are created. It is necessary to leave these in smaller size herds that are a manageable size for herding or should relocation become necessary. Worker may perform other farm or ranch chores related to the production and husbandry on an incidental basis. Must care for and control guardian dogs as well as herding dogs. Employee must be willing to perform tasks capably and efficiently without close supervision, and live and work singly or in small groups of workers in isolated areas for extended periods of time. The job may entail operating a 4-wheeler and use dogs for movement of livestock. Worker must be able to lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds. Most duties are performed out-of-doors and entail exposure to extreme heat and cold; dust, rain, snow, wind; and herding hazards; poisonous snakes and predators common in range lands. General supervision will be provided by the ranch owner.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 3 months |
| Other requirements | Lifting up to 50 lb |
CA EDD#: 175-3802-6
Benefits and conditions
| Paid | Biweekly |
|---|---|
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Pilot Hill, Ca) |
| Housing | 5 mobile campers - new mobile units to be inspected |
| Meals | Kitchen facilities, utilities and utensils will be provided by the employer at no cost to the worker. Worker will prepare their own meals. Upon request, employer will provide transportation to stores at least every two weeks for shopping for food and other necessary items at no cost to the worker |
| Daily transportation | The employer, will provide transportation between mobile range housing provided by the employer and the employer’s place of employment at no cost to the worker. The employer provided housing and the Place of employment are at the same location. This Open Range worker lives and works on the range. If a worker needs transportation, workers with driver’s licenses will be provided with a company vehicle, or the employer or another licensed driver employed by the company will transport worker. |
| Travel to the job | The employer will pay for INBOUND and OUTBOUND transportation as well as all reasonable daily subsistence costs to amount to no less than those set forth in § 655.173(a). Transportation to place of employment: |
| Pay deductions | Room and board and Workers Compensation insurance will be provided at no charge to the workers. Social security / Medicare Taxes and Federal / State taxes will be withheld from U.S. Worker’s paychecks. Voluntary withholdings will be deducted from foreign workers' paychecks at their request. Employer will make the following deductions when applicable: FICA, loans and advances, long-distance telephone charges. The employer will not make deduction from the employees wage unless it can be shown that the shortage, breakage, or loss is caused by a dishonest or willful act, or by the gross negligence of the employee. The employer will abide by 8 Cal. Code Regs. 11140(8). |
| Case number | JO-A-300-26225-166191 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals (45-2093.00) |
| Employer's agent or attorney | Peak Season Labor, Inc. |
| Posted | Aug 17, 2026 |