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Idaho Employer Sheep Shearer in Boise, Idaho
This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information, please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2306350
Job Site Kaycee Wyoming *Dates in Need 1/15/2025 - 6/10/2025. Applicants should have sufficient experience to shear by using power driven clippers, 96-125 ewes per day after a 5-day break-in period.\ Applicants with hand shearing experience only and who are able to shear at a rate of at least 70 ewes per day must be given the opportunity to\ adapt to use of power driven clippers. Will use handpiece, combs, cutters, motor, hanger and grinder. Must be willing\ to shear without tying the feet and not put knee in sheep\'s abdomen. Will be given the opportunity to learn to shear loose. Will be given a 5-day\ break-in period to learn to shear loose. Must shear leg wool. Place in shearing position, clip wool close to hide so wool is removed in one piece.\ Exercise care not to nick, pink, or cut skin and to avoid second cuts. May help move sheep in and out of\ shearing area. Oils hand tools and sharpens combs and cutters. Perform all job related duties according to employer requirements. Will work in\ dust, cold, snow, etc. Wyoming/Colorado climate. Must have 6 months experience working as a sheepshearer in, must have past reference to\ verify experience, and must be physically able to perform the job duties previously described.\ \ *