Love What You Do, Everyday.

Picture this: Going to work and stepping into 1800 acres of natural beauty, amid the rolling hills and rugged high desert of Central Oregon. Each day, you're surrounded by panoramic views of the towering Cascade Peaks while being a part of a passionate, award-winning hospitality team. Working alongside other top-of-their-game individuals, you'll be dedicated to delivering, creating, and celebrating extraordinary guest experiences in an awe-inspiring setting.

The Perks

The views are pretty incredible. So are the people who work here. Our team truly is the heart and soul of Brasada Ranch, and they're the reason we win awards like Conde Nast Traveler's Best Resort in the Pacific Northwest for 3 years in a row. We know our people are instrumental to our success, so we offer competitive pay, great staff perks, and a culture that encourages fulfillment at work and in life. That's why Brasada Ranch is proud to offer our employees the following benefits:

● Medical, Dental and Vision company sponsored benefit package available to full-time employees

● 401k with company match

● Tuition reimbursement program

● Free golf privileges

● Seasonal Family Pass to the athletic center

● Employee discounts at all restaurants, spa services, and retail

● One complimentary trail ride with Brasada Trails

Not to mention, a variety of company-wide celebrations, like our end-of-season bash, holiday party, and scramble golf tournament/BBQ. Plus, a few generous raffles thrown in for good measure.

Role Description

As a member of our Equestrian Center team, you are responsible for the care of the beautiful animals that our members consider part of their family. We take great pride in providing the best possible service for all of our member's, member's horses and our guests.

In this position, you are responsible for feeding, cleaning stalls/paddocks and keeping the Equestrian Center barns, tack rooms, and grounds clean. To be successful in this position, you must love working with different horses, being outside in various climates, and am a team player. Building strong relationships with our members is also extremely important to build trust, establish preferences, and give them the peace of mind that their family member is in the best care possible.

The Ranch Hand position is a full time, year round role that earns $18.00 per hour. The anticipated schedule is Friday - Tuesday from 10:00am - 5:30pm with holidays and some flexibility in schedule required to meet business needs.

General Responsibilities

Greet equestrian members and guests with excellent customer service, respond to member requests in a timely manner, maintain professional relationships with the members,

Perform daily feeding of horses, mucking stalls/paddocks, bedding down stalls, turning out and bringing in horses, cleaning water troughs and stall water.

Checking horses for cuts or lameness (knowledge of first aid a plus), and blanketing

Learn and execute various care and grooming routines for each individual horse, and learn member preferences for care of each horse

Must be able to drive a small tractor, a Polaris Ranger, john Deer Gators and other related equipment

Assist with minor maintenance and repair of Ranch equipment

Assist with fencing repair, painting, powerwashing, blowing out of barns and paddocks

General maintenance of facilities and arenas

Assist with planning Equestrian Club Member events

Perform additional responsibilities and duties as assigned.

Skills / Traits

Must be at least 18 years of age.

Must have at least 2 years' experience in caring for horses

Ability to discern whether a horse is in distress and needing veterinary care

Customer service experience a plus

Demonstrate knowledge, patience and a sense of enjoyment in caring for horses

Must be a self-starter, work independently with little or no supervision

Flexibility to work different hours/days, including holidays and weekends

Reliable transportation to and from work

Must have a good interpersonal skills

Other specializations such as maintenance, landscaping, irrigation, fencing are desired

Frequent standing with some walking and sitting at times

Be able to work in a standing position for long periods of time (up to 5 hours).

Be able to reach, bend, stoop and occasionally lift up to 100 pounds (hay bales)

If you want to work alongside talented people to deliver extraordinary guest experiences in an awe-inspiring setting, we want to hear from you. Apply today at https://www.brasada.com/careers/