Farmworker

H2ajobs; Alapaha (GA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing provided

Meals provided

Transportation reimbursement

Job summary

H2ajobs in Georgia is seeking farm workers to assist with seasonal cattle care. You will operate tractors and other farm equipment, feed and water livestock, and move animals between pastures, scales, or enclosures.

The job requires physical stamina, the ability to lift up to 75 lbs, and a valid driver's license. Employer-provided housing and meals are available, with transportation reimbursement for work travel as needed.

Qualifications

• 3 months farm experience.
• Must have a regular driver's license.
• Physical demands include lifting up to 75 lbs and frequent bending

Responsibilities

• Operate tractors, manure spreaders, and other farm equipment.
• Drive farm trucks to haul feed and supplies.
• Feed and water livestock while monitoring food and water supplies.
• Herd livestock to pastures for grazing or to enclosures.
• Examine animals to detect illness, injury, or disease.
• Provide medical treatment, including administering medications and vaccinations.
• Mark livestock for ownership using brands, tags, or tattoos.
• Inspect, maintain, and repair equipment, buildings, pens, and yards.
• Move equipment or livestock between locations using trucks or carts.
• Clean stalls, pens, and equipment with disinfectants and tools.
• Mix feed and additives in prescribed portions.
• Transport animals, crops, or equipment as needed.

Skills

Driver's license

Farm experience

Livestock handling

Tractor operation

Job description

Cattle are confined for calving in the fall, while confined they are fed through the winter, employees will vaccinate them in the spring, and wean the calves off in March. They are released to pastures in the spring and no further feeding will be needed. Job duties will include: operating tractors, manure spreaders, and other farm equipment; driving farm trucks to haul feed and supplies; feeding and watering livestock while monitoring food and water supplies; herding livestock to pastures for grazing or to scales, trucks, or other enclosures; examining animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and checking physical characteristics such as rate of weight gain; providing medical treatment, including administering medications and vaccinations, or arranging for veterinarians to provide more extensive treatment; marking livestock to identify ownership and grade using brands, tags, paint, or tattoos; driving trucks, tractors, and other equipment to distribute feed to animals; segregating animals according to weight, age, color, and physical condition; inspecting, maintaining, and repairing equipment, machinery, buildings, pens, and yards; moving equipment or livestock from one location to another manually or using trucks or carts; cleaning stalls, pens, and equipment using disinfectant solutions, brushes, shovels, water hoses, or pumps; mixing feed, additives, and medicines in prescribed portions; shifting animals between grazing areas to ensure they have sufficient access to food; patrolling grazing lands using all-terrain vehicles; treating animal injuries or illnesses; transporting animals, crops, or equipment; and cleaning equipment or facilities. Employer may provide performance bonuses at the end of the contract at the employer’s discretion.

• Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
• Meals: The employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities and space for food preparation, as well as the necessary equipment, appliances (including refrigeration),cooking accessories, and dish washing facilities (e.g., adequate sinks with hot and cold water under pressure) that are in working condition and will be used by workers to sufficiently prepare three (3) meals a day. Employer will offer free transportation to town for personal services (i.e. banking, groceries) at least once per week for non range workers.
• Transport: The employer will pay the worker for reasonable costs incurred by the worker for transportation and daily subsistence from the place from which the worker has come to work for the employer, whether in the U.S. or abroad to the place of employment (inbound/outbound). The employer will 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.

Experience wanted: 3 months

Job requires extensive pushing or pulling, extensive sitting or walking, frequent stooping or bending over, repetitive movements. Must be able to lift 75 lbs. Must have a regular driver's license. Requires 3 months farm experience.