Farmworker

H2ajobs; Dow City (IA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing provided

Meals provided

Transport reimbursement

Job summary

H2ajobs in Dow City, IA is seeking a farm laborer to manage livestock care and farm maintenance. Duties include cleaning stalls, feeding and watering, operating trucks and tractors, and monitoring animal health.

Housing and meals are provided; employer covers transport costs. Candidates should have at least 3 months farm experience, be able to lift 50 lbs, and hold a valid driver’s license.

Qualifications

• 3 months previous farm experience required.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.
• Valid regular driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Clean stalls, pens, and equipment using disinfectants, brushes, shovels, water hoses, or pumps.
• Drive trucks, tractors, and other equipment to distribute feed.
• Examine animals to detect illness, injury, disease, or weight changes.
• Feed and water livestock and monitor feed and water supplies.
• Herd livestock to pastures, scales, trucks, or enclosures.
• Maintain and repair equipment, machinery, buildings, pens, yards, and fences.
• Mark livestock using brands, tags, paint, or tattoos.
• Move livestock manually or with carts.

Skills

farm work experience

Job description

Job duties include cleaning stalls, pens, and equipment using disinfectant solutions, brushes, shovels, water hoses, or pumps; driving trucks, tractors, and other equipment to distribute feed; examining animals to detect illness, injury, disease, or weight changes; feeding and watering livestock and monitoring feed and water supplies; herding livestock to pastures, scales, trucks, or other enclosures; maintaining and repairing equipment, machinery, buildings, pens, yards, and fences; maintaining growth, feeding, production, and cost records; marking livestock using brands, tags, paint, or tattoos; mixing feed, additives, and medicines; moving livestock manually or with trucks or carts; performing reproduction-related duties such as breeding, artificial insemination, and assisting with births; providing medical treatment or arranging veterinary care; segregating animals by weight, age, color, and physical condition; shifting animals between grazing areas to ensure adequate access to food; caring for animals, cleaning facilities, transporting animals, and treating animal injuries or illnesses.

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 three (3) months previous farm experience, the ability to lift 50 lbs. and a valid regular drivers license