Farm Worker

H2ajobs; Bismarck (ND); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-provided housing

Meals included

Job summary

H2ajobs is seeking a reliable livestock farm worker to assist with winter calf care and cattle management on a North Dakota ranch. You will perform duties ranging from health checks to basic medical care, feeding, and housing maintenance.

Responsibilities include moving and sorting calves, vaccinating when needed, breaking ice, operating farm machinery, and monitoring weather to protect animals. Experience required is at least 3 months, and a Class D license may be needed within two months.

Qualifications

• 3 months experience required.
• Must be willing to obtain Class D Driver's license within 2 months of employment or provide driving record.

Responsibilities

• Attend to livestock during winter season with medical care for sick or injured animals.
• Move calves and cows; sort, wean, and vaccinate calves; assist with supplemental feeding.
• Monitor weather and protect cows and calves from cold exposure.
• Break ice over frozen water sources; put out bedding and maintain fences and facilities.
• Operate farm machinery as needed for cattle operations.
• Observe behavioral changes due to bad weather.

Skills

Livestock handling

Calving care

Winter farm work

Tools

Farm machinery

Job description

All job duties are closely and directly related to the production of livestock. Perform any combination of the following tasks to attend to livestock during the winter season: administer emergency minor medical care to sick/injured pregnant animals and calves. Move calves and cows depending on weather; sort, wean, and vaccinate calves; assist with supplemental feeding (when weather or quality of forage precludes use of pasture forage); break ice over frozen water sources; intensely monitor weather and treat both cows and calves vulnerable to the colder temperatures and sickness; put out bedding when weather dictates; maintain fence and facilities to ensure the safety and health of animals and forage; watch for behavioral changes due to bad weather. Drive and operate farm machinery necessary for cattle operation.

Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals: Employer-provided housing includes free and convenient kitchen facilities with appropriate equipment, appliances, cooking accessories, and dish washing facilities for meal preparation. Workers will buy their own groceries. Once a week the employers will offer to provide (on a voluntary basis by the workers) free transportation to assure workers access to the closest store where they can purchase groceries.

Transport: Workers who voluntarily quit or are terminated for cause prior to completing 50% of the contract period will be required to reimburse the employer for the full amounts of transportation and subsistence which were advanced and /or reimbursed to the worker. After the worker has completed 50% of the work contract period, employer will reimburse worker for the cost of transportation and subsistence from the place of recruitment to the place of employment.

Experience wanted: 3 months

Minimum of (3) three months experience required. To comply with Federal, State, and County regulations must be willing to obtain an appropriate driver's license (Class D) within (2) two months of employment. If applicant does have a license, applicant must furnish employer with current driver's abstract showing acceptable driving record.