Farm Worker

H2ajobs; Mason (TX); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

H2ajobs is seeking workers for farm labor activities in Texas. Responsibilities include feeding, nursing, and monitoring livestock, herding animals to pastures or enclosures, and assisting with veterinary-related tasks as needed.

Employees will mark livestock ownership, transport feed, operate farm equipment, and maintain stalls and pens. Weekend or holiday work may be required; housing/meals are often provided in farm roles.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age.
• Experience with farm tasks for at least 3 months preferred.
• Must be able to obtain a valid US Driver's License within 2 weeks of reporting to work.

Responsibilities

• Feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies.
• Herd livestock to pastures or enclosures.
• Examine animals for illness or injury and assist with medical needs.
• Mark livestock for ownership using brands, tags, or tattoos.
• Transport feed using trucks and tractors and clean barns and equipment.
• Operate tractors and related machinery for crop planting and maintenance.
• Work in various weather conditions; weekend/holiday work possible.

Skills

Lift 65 lbs

Farm labor experience

Job description

Duties may include: Feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies. Herd livestock to pastures for grazing or to scales, trucks, or other enclosures. Examine animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and to check physical characteristics, such as rate of weight gain. Provide medical treatment, such as administering medications and vaccinations, or arrange for veterinarians to provide more extensive treatment. Mark livestock to identify ownership and grade, using brands, tags, paint, or tattoos. Drive trucks, tractors, and other equipment to distribute feed to animals. Clean stalls, pens, and equipment, using disinfectant solutions, brushes, shovels, water hoses, or pumps. Operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery to help with crop planting and maintenance, & other related Farm Worker activities as per SOC/OES 45-2093 (onetonline.org).

Possible weekend/holiday work.

Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals: The employer will furnish cooking facilities, utilities, and utensils for workers to prepare their own meals in the housing provided kitchen. Included basic appliances will consist of, but is not limited to, refrigerator, stove/oven, and sink with hot and cold-water connections.All appliances included will be in good, working condition for the workers. Employer will provide transportation to grocery store at least once a week for workers who wish to shop for food.

Transport: The employer will provide or pay for charter bus services or other modes of transportation to H-2A or U.S. workers, or permit workers to select any means of transportation they choose and reimburse workers at no less than the most economical and reasonable common carrier transportation charges for the distances involved in traveling (a) to the place of employment from the place from which the worker has come to work for the employer (i.e., inbound) and (b) from the place of employment to the p

Experience wanted: 3 months

Must be 18 years of age. Worker has 3 days from date of hire to show proof of legal authorization to work in the United States. Drug/alcohol/tobacco free work zone. Static strength; exert max muscle force to lift, push, pull, unload, carry objects up to 65lbs (possible 2-person); may climb, walk, stand, reach, balance, sit, stoop, bend, squat, wash, clean: equip, grounds, area. All applicants must be able, willing and qualified to perform work described and must be available for the entire period specified. Variable weather conditions may apply. Worker must be able to obtain a valid US Driver's License within 2 weeks of reporting to work and possess/maintain a clean Motor Vehicle Record (MVR). Bonus potential based on work performance at the sole discretion of the employer. Employees are expected to keep employer-provided vehicles clean and free of trash. See Addendum C