Farmworker

H2ajobs; Dunlap (IA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing provided

Meals provided

Transportation assistance

Job summary

H2ajobs is seeking workers for a seasonal cattle farming role in Iowa. Duties span January to December, with winter confinement, calving, branding, vaccination, and summer pasture work. Responsibilities include water management, calf pulling, animal health checks, feeding, and basic farm maintenance.

The role requires physical work outdoors, the ability to lift 50 lbs, and prior farm experience preferred. Housing and meals are provided by the employer, along with potential transportation support.

Qualifications

• Seasonal farm work experience preferred.
• Must be able to lift 50 lbs.
• No driver’s license required.

Responsibilities

• Care for cattle during confinement and calving seasons.
• Check water tanks and haul water.
• Assist with pulling calves and transport to veterinarians.
• Brand, vaccinate, and move cows to pastures.
• Clean stalls, pens, and equipment and monitor animal health.
• Feed livestock and manage water and feed supplies.
• Transport animals and equipment as needed.

Skills

Cattle care

Water management

Calving support

Lift 50 lbs

Job description

We have cattle that will need to be cared for from January to the end of March. Cattle will be confined for winter calving. Employees will need to care for cattle during the confinement period. Employees will need to check the water tanks, and using a pickup truck for hauling water, to make sure there is water always available, check to be sure there are no sick cows, and doctoring when needed. In January the cows will need to be moved to a dry lot where they will need to be fed daily. Employee duties will include assisting with pulling a calf, trailering them to the veterinarian if needed, and doctoring calves. In February cows will be put into their calving pastures to calve. In April, they will be branded and vaccinated before released to summer pasture. Employees will complete all cattle care as assigned, and some general farm duties. In April/May, cows/calves will be moved to grass pasture where they will be grazing until the confinement period in December. No care, feeding or water will be needed while in pastures. We only need seasonal assistance during the very labor-intensive calving season. Job duties will include: clean stalls, pens, and equipment, using disinfectant solutions, brushes, shovels, water hoses, or pumps, examine animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and to check physical characteristics, such as rate of weight gain, feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies, herd livestock to pastures for grazing or to scales, pickup trucks, or other enclosures, mark livestock to identify ownership and grade, using brands, tags, paint, or tattoos, mix feed, additives, and medicines in prescribed portions, examine animals to detect illness, injury or other problems, transport animals, crops, or equipment, treat animal injuries or illnesses. Employer may provide pay increases for performance, longevity and/or experience at employer’s discretion., 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: 1 months

Job requires exposure to extreme outdoor temperatures, repetitive movements. Must be able to lift 50 lbs. No driver's license required. Require 1 month farm experience.