Farmworker

H2ajobs; Buellton (CA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

H2ajobs in Buellton, CA seeks an early-care farm worker to assist with horse care and general livestock duties. The role includes feeding, watering, haltering, and basic medical tasks, as well as maintaining records and housing areas.

Applicants must be physically fit, prepared for extreme temperatures, and able to work with hand and power tools. Housing and meals are provided, with transportation assistance as needed.

Qualifications

• 3 months of experience in agricultural or livestock handling.
• Must be physically fit to perform duties after break-in period.
• Willing to work in extreme temperatures and outdoors.

Responsibilities

• Feed and water live horses.
• Halter, break, and care for young horses.
• Administer medications or vaccinations.
• Clean stalls, pens, and equipment; maintain housing areas.
• Apply cleaning solvents and use hand/power tools.
• Operate agricultural equipment; build or repair pens, yards, or cages.
• Advise animal owners regarding treatment of animals.
• Recognize disease or parasites and exam for illness or injury.
• Maintain production or work records and administrative tasks.
• Use herbicides, fertilizers, pesticides or related products.
• Perform safety inspections in agricultural setting.

Skills

Animal care

Physical stamina

Safety training

Tools

Hand tools

Agricultural equipment

Job description

Attend to live horses: feeding, watering, loading, maintain records on horses, assist in birthing, administer meds,

vaccinations, or insecticides as appropriate, clean and maintain housing areas, clean stalls, pens, and equipment.

Workers must also halter, break, and care for young horses.

Clean rooms or work areas. Apply cleaning solvents and use hand / power tools.

Operate agricultural equipment or machinery. Build or repair pens, yards, or cages. Grade, classify, or sort

products according to specifications. Handle animals: feed or water animals. Groom animals and identify livestock

characteristics. Administer medications or treatments. Advise animal owners regarding treatment of animals.

Recognize disease or parasites in animals and examine animals to detect illness, disease, or injury. Use animal

disease control techniques. Maintain production or work records and maintain administrative services procedures

manual. Use herbicides, fertilizers, pesticides or related products. Mix chemicals, according to specifications and

use portable hand spray equipment. Perform safety inspections in agricultural setting.

Requirements: Must have 3 months of experience. Workers must be physically fit to perform job duties without

succumbing to excessive exhaustion after break-in period. Workers will be provided safety training and will be

expected to handle tools/equipment safely and carefully so to protect the worker from potential injury. Extensive

pushing, pulling, walking, lifting, standing, stooping. Must tolerate extreme temperatures.

Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals: Fully furnished kitchen provided. Workers will have access to grocery stores at least once per week.

Transport: The employer will provide advance transportation for reasonable (most economical) common carrier or other transportation which conforms to the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) in bound transportation (if it is the prevailing practice). If not the prevailing practice, the employer

will reimburse the worker for transportation costs and subsistence to the employer's work site when the worker completes 50% of the work period

Experience wanted: 3 months

None.