Position Title: Land & Cattle Manager
Name of Ranch/Business: Acoma Business Enterprises
Location: Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico
Position Description: Under the general supervision of the Game and Fish Director, the Ranch Manager performs physical outdoor work on an operating cattle ranch. This work is often performed on horseback and requires the operation of heavy equipment such as a backhoe and the ability to drive a 4X4 pick-up truck pulling trailers. Assignments in the position are varied and often self-directed. The Ranch Manager must be courteous and helpful to fellow workers at all times.
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent required.
- Basic math, reading, writing required.
- Five years hands-on experience required in ranching, pre-conditioning, feedlot, or farm with experience in yearling cow/calf herd health and feeding.
- 10 years beef and Ag business background preferred.
- 5 year supervisory experience preferred.
- Valid New Mexico Drivers’ License required.
- Ranch hands with heavy equipment experience must have safety training and/or New Mexico Commercial Drivers’ License.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for horses, and their complete care, including shoeing, feeding, grooming, and care of ranch owned tack.
- Responsible for the care of cows, bulls, and calves, including feeding, branding, sorting, herding, working cattle through cattle chutes, dehorning, castrating, vaccinating, pregnancy testing, calving out heifers, weaning and processing calves.
- Prepares and maintains daily ranch, livestock, and equipment records.
- Repairs and maintains water pipelines, “drinkers,” pump-jacks, electric pumps, windmills, fences, gates, facilities, and equipment and other ranch structures.
- Maintains written records of equipment and livestock as needed.
- Maintain fiscal accountability for the performance of all Land and Cattle operations.
- Develops the budget for the Land and Cattle operation and ensures the department functions within that budget.
- Researches, recommends, and purchases equipment for the ranches.
- Prepares annual budget and analyzes budget and operational expenses to identify areas in which reductions can be made and efficiencies maximized.
- Manages all Land and Cattle employees, including supervising hiring, performance evaluations and the formal disciplinary actions.
- The Ranch Manager will help maintain the daily production of the beef cow/calf and forage operations within all ranch units of the Land and Cattle operation.
- Supervises all employees within the cow/calf and forage business.
- Must maintain harmonious business relationships as well as employee relationships on all levels. Good communication skills, verbal and written.
- Must communicate and have willingness and desire to grow personally as well as growing the business.
- Must be presentable when reporting to work. Good personal hygiene required.
To Apply:
Please view and download the job application here. View the application website for the Acoma Business Enterprises here. Contact Jessica Patricio at the email or phone number below with any questions.
Ranch Contact Name:
Jessica Patricio
jpatricio@skycity.com || (505) 552-1070