Horse Department Manager - Year Round - Yellowstone National Park, WY

• Position Type: Full Time Year Round
• Schedule: ~40+ Hours Per Week
• Location: Mammoth Hot Springs area of Yellowstone National Park
• Housing: Is not guaranteed for this position; employee may need to secure housing in Gardiner, Emigrant or Livingston, MT

• Healthcare benefits
• Paid vacation
• Sick Time
• 401k
• Xanterra Travel Collection discounts

• Interviewing and staff selection, employee training and development (including management training courses for Head Wranglers), corrective action, and ensuring effective use of the horse department workforce
• Ensure compliance of horse operations with all regulatory and company safety, health, emergency, and environmental initiatives and procedures
• Implementation, training, and enforcement of the Horse Department Standard Operating Procedures, including incident response and follow-up for guest, employee, and animal accidents
• Oversight of scheduling for all Horse Department staff
• Management of daily inspection processes for all horse, corral, related facilities, and tack
• Coordination of tack and equipment repair and/or replacement
• Ensure documentation of all required horse department logs, tags, reports, requests, and follow-up
• Development, administration, and management of the Horse Department budget
• Constant communication with leadership including supervisory staff, human resources, risk management, operations location management
• Timely and accurate maintenance of horse usage
• Procurement and delivery of livestock, tack, veterinary supplies, hay, grain, and other supplies and materials associated with the Horse Department
• Manage and oversee lease agreements for livestock and equipment necessary for the Horse Department
• Coordination and management of shoeing, vaccinations, Coggins testing, and other necessary veterinary care prior to returning stock to the park
• Arranges veterinary visits per agricultural regulations, company policy, best practices and as otherwise needed
• Disposition of expired stock
• Other duties as assigned by the Director and Assistant Director of Support Services

• Extensive knowledge of horsemanship, animal science and agricultural business practices
• Experience in trail riding and stagecoach and wagon driving
• Effective operational leadership skills
• Strong communication skills
• Effective organizational skills
• Prior experience with livestock operations in the National Parks and NPS regulations concerning livestock operations preferred
• Knowledge of DOT regulations pertaining to the use of commercial vehicles preferred.
• Basic accounting and budgeting skills
• CPR and First Aid certifications preferred
• Must possess a valid driver’s license, with a good driving record the past 3 years
• Basic knowledge of tack, trail and corral repair and maintenance
• Basic horse shoeing knowledge and ability

• Must be capable of lifting objects of up to 80 pounds
• Must be capable of walking, bending, lifting, and standing throughout a 10-hour shift