Ranch Assistant 2
Job Category: Ranch Management
Requisition Number: RANCH001076
May 12, 2025
Full Time
~' '~to~' '~Marietta, OK 73448, USA
At Noble, we believe the health of soil, plants, animals and humans is one and indivisible. We believe in rebuilding healthy soils and helping producers maintain a strong bottom line. Through these two actions, we can transform degraded grazing lands across the United States, benefiting the environment and society as a whole.
Our focus is to help farmers and ranchers apply regenerative ranching principles to the nation’s 654 million grazing lands. This monumental undertaking requires thousands of producers across the U.S. to overcome significant barriers and change their current practices to work with nature, not against it.
Our ranch management team plays a critical role in implementing and managing the regenerative ranching principles and practices on Noble’s 14,000 acres of working ranch lands. This work helps us gather the information necessary for farmers and ranchers to triumph over the barriers and ultimately benefit all of society through their efforts. We live to find new ways to communicate usable information so farmers and ranchers can leave their land better at sunset than at sunrise.
So, do you want to join us? We are looking for a Ranch Assistant.
As a Ranch Assistant, you will be responsible for daily ranch activities including routine land stewardship and animal husbandry practices. The various activities related to ranch management support research and help Noble share the story of regenerative land stewardship with farmers and ranchers.
You are:
- A life-long learner. First and foremost, you must be a passionate learner, personally professionally, everywhere, all the time.
- A strategic thinker. You can see the big picture. You work strategically, supporting the applied field research efforts through ranch management.
- Proficient with livestock. You have experience working with livestock and applying animal husbandry practices.
- A builder of relationships. You promote trusting relationships with open dialogue and an outward mindset. You identify, cultivate and steward all relationships in an effort to support Noble’s objectives.
- A teammate. You are an agile and conscientious teammate who works for the success of others.
Responsibilities include:
- Ranch Management – Under guidance of supervisor, provide routine land stewardship and animal husbandry practices (grazing management; fence and water system maintenance; livestock care, handling and processing; equipment, buildings and road maintenance and repairs, recordkeeping) to support management objectives of the ranch.
- Farm Equipment Usage and Maintenance – Correctly calibrate, operate and properly maintain farm equipment. Perform preventative maintenance and monthly usage reports on specific equipment.
- Animal Care – Responsible for working with livestock and other animals to include daily care, watering, minerals and practicing low-stress handling. As requested move livestock in accordance with Institute guidelines.
- Team Membership – Support and contribute to the objectives of your team and its contribution to the goal of the organization. Represent Noble’s mission and values. Care for the land and its improvement.
- Driving – Responsible for operating Institute and/or personal vehicles while performing work related tasks in accordance with the Vehicle Use Policy and the Fleet Safety Program. This includes being familiar with the vehicle being driven and conducting necessary pre-operational checks.
We will:
- Teach you. We will support you with professional development opportunities that will hone your skills in regenerative ranch management, Agile practices, and leadership.
- Support you. We’re committed to building solutions for each other in addition to our stakeholders. Our team members make time to help, provide solutions, and remove roadblocks with regular collaboration across groups, regardless of where our office is located. We are empowered and equipped with the tools that allow us to connect, to be intentional and to grow together.
- Include you. We come from different parts of the globe and from different walks of life, but we share the vision of our founder, Lloyd Noble, to improve the land for the benefit of all society. Our culture is inclusive, supportive, and diverse. We want to be a part of your story and you to help write part of ours. Your perspective and experience is invaluable. Come grow with us.
- Provide you. We offer competitive salary and benefits, including multiple options for health and retirement plans, employee wellness program, employee recognition program, onsite cafeteria and wellness center. In addition, we have a flexible working environment with organizational support for community involvement and volunteering.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
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