Equipment Operator

Elder Ranch Inc; New Princeton (OR); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing provided (employer)

Meals provided

Transport arrangement

Job summary

H2ajobs is seeking workers for farm duties in Oregon, United States. The role involves feeding and caring for livestock, assisting with calving, and maintaining feed equipment and barn areas. Housing is provided, meals furnished, and transport arranged by the employer to stores for groceries.

Hours may vary with weather and crop conditions; flexibility is expected. Experience required is listed as 0 months, indicating entry-level availability. On-site work with travel as needed by conditions.

Responsibilities

• Feed livestock daily and monitor their health.
• Doctor livestock as needed and assist with calving cows.
• Maintain feed equipment (tractors and scrapers) and ensure proper operation.
• Keep barns clean, dry, and salted to reduce slip hazards and improve cattle welfare.
• Check and rake sand beds to prevent freezing; plow snow and maintain gravel roads.

Job description

Job duties would include- Feeding Livestock, doctoring livestock as needed, calving cows, maintaining feed equipment such as tractors and scrapers. Workers will maintain areas to be clean, dry and add salt to ensure non-slip surfaces to reduce injury and improve overall cattle welfare during times of freezing, muddy conditions. Workers will keep manure in barns free from frozen buildup around and water troughs, check and rake sand beds to ensure they are not freezing, plow snow and maintain gravel roads.

Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals: The employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities so that workers may prepare their own meals, this includes basic appliances, pots, pans, utensils, plates, bowls and dish washing facilities for meal preparation etc. The employer will also provide (on a regular weekly basis and at no cost) transportation, to assure workers access to stores where they can purchase groceries.

Transport: The employer offers prearranged chartered or commercial bus, van, or plane whichever is the most economical and reasonable means for the distance involved for the inbound and outbound worker's travel. (See addendum for more information.)

Experience wanted: 0 months

Hours listed in Section A.6 are the anticipated hours to be worked. The employer may offer additional work hours or these hours could increase or decrease based on weather conditions, crop delay, pests or disease, crop yield, available labor, and or productivity. Use of electronic devices during work hours is restricted to emergencies only.