Animal Packer

This position is located within a National Forest. The incumbent is responsible for packing supplies and equipment into backcountry locations by horse or mule.

• Provides packing services to remote backcountry locations. Packs and balances loads of supplies, tools and equipment, rigs loads on pack saddles and monitors and adjusts as necessary.
• Loads animals into and out of trailers, secures animals within trailers, and tows trailers with heavy‑duty trucks.
• Provides a full variety of needs in the handling and caring of stock, including grooming, feeding and watering, and also cares for medical needs of stock including tending to bruises, cuts, sores, and other medical needs.
• Maintains pack equipment, tack and other supplies and equipment as needed. Assists with maintenance of stock facilities, including fences, corrals, water systems, etc.
• Rides and leads pack animals over rugged mountainous terrain to reach the desired destination without injury to pack stock, self or cargo. Provides a wide variety of manual labor tasks involving trail maintenance and reconstruction work as assigned.
• Monitors stock and all related equipment and reports any issues or concerns to stock manager and supervisor.

• You must be a US Citizen or US National.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Direct Deposit - Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of your choosing.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-Verify.
• Must be 18 years of age.