Farm worker

H2ajobs; Iroquois Township (SD); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-provided housing

Meals provided

Weekly grocery transport

Job summary

H2ajobs in the United States is seeking workers to care for livestock, assist with calving, and monitor animal health, while also operating tractors and precision GPS technologies on crops. Housing and meals are provided, with weekly grocery transport and other accommodations described in the listing.

Seasonal duties include forage operations, including cutting, raking, baling, and hauling cattle and bales back to the farmstead. A valid driver’s license within 60 days is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum three months’ verifiable experience operating large tractors with GPS and other precision technology, including towed implements.
• Proven experience in cattle handling, calving, feeding feeder cattle, and fencing.
• Ability to operate and maintain agricultural technology systems.
• Valid driver’s license or ability to obtain one within 60 days.
• No minimum education required.

Responsibilities

• Care for livestock, including handling cattle and assisting during calving season, check pens for water, cleanliness, and health.
• Feed and monitor animal health; maintain and repair fences; operate livestock tech to manage feeding and data.
• Operate large tractors and farm equipment during planting, spraying, haying, and harvest; use GPS and precision ag systems.
• Haul cattle and bales; seasonal duties include cutting, raking, baling forage and transport to farmstead.
• Comply with safety rules: no texting, smoking, drugs, or alcohol during work hours.

Skills

Livestock handling

Cattle calving

Tractor operation

GPS technology

Data recording

Driver's license

Tools

GPS technology systems

Job description

Workers will be responsible for the care of livestock, including handling cattle and assisting during calving season. Daily duties include checking pens for water supply, cleanliness, and overall health conditions of the animals, feeding and monitoring animal health, maintaining and repairing existing fences. Workers will also operate livestock technology systems to manage feeding programs and accurately record data when working cattle.

In crop and forage operations, workers will operate large tractors and farm equipment during planting, spraying, haying, and harvest. This includes operating and monitoring GPS and other precision agriculture technology systems in tractors and towed implements.

Seasonal duties include cutting, raking, and baling forage in the spring for winter feed and bedding, and hauling cattle and bales back to the farmstead in the fall.

• - Minimum three months’ verifiable experience operating large tractors with GPS and other precision technology, including towed implements.


• - Proven experience in cattle handling, calving, feeding feeder cattle, and fencing.


• - Ability to operate and maintain agricultural technology systems.


• - Valid driver's license or ability to obtain one within 60 days.


• - No minimum education required.


• - Cell phone use is limited to business-related calls only, no texting during working hours.


• - Smoking, drug use, and alcohol consumption during working hours are strictly prohibited.

Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals: Workers will have a fully furnished kitchen where they can make their own meals. When they cannot return to their home base for meals they will be provided with lunch coolers where they can pack their lunches.

They will have transportation to the closest supermarket store where they can purchase their groceries and personal items once a week.

Transport: When worker has completed 50% of work contract the Employer will reimburse worker for cost of transportation and daily subsistence a minimum reimbursement of $ 16.78 per day and a maximum reimbursement of $ 68.00 per day. (Receipts required) from place of recruitment to placement of work (inbound) Upon completion of contract employer will pay return cost to place of recruitment (outbound) except when the worker does not return to place of recruitment or if an extension is file

Experience wanted: 3 months

• - Valid driver's license or ability to obtain one within 60 days


• - Must have stock cow experience, entering information when working cattle, strong fencing background and operating tractors with towed feeder wagons with electronic scales.


• - Cell phone use is limited to business-related calls only, no texting during working hours.


• - No smoking, drug use or drinking of alcoholic beverages during working hours.


• - No educational level required.


• - Minimum three months verifiable experience operating large tractors with GPS and other precision technology, including towed implements.