Farmworker

H2ajobs; Knox City (MO); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing provided

Meals provided

Transportation to town

Job summary

H2ajobs seeks a farmhand to care for cattle from December through April, including feeding, monitoring health, and assisting with calving. Duties also cover moving cattle to dry lots, providing hay, and routine branding/vaccination tasks in March. Housing and meals are provided, with potential for pay increases based on performance.

Experience is valued and a valid driver’s license is preferred. The role involves extensive walking and lifting, with safety checks and occasional

Qualifications

• 3 months experience working with cattle or on a farm.
• Ability to do heavy lifting and long periods of walking.
• Licensed driver with reliable transportation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Tend cattle on cornstalks and monitor tanks for health.
• Assist with calving: pull calves, treat newborns, and tag calves.
• Move cattle to dry lots and provide hay daily in winter.
• Brand cattle and administer vaccinations in March.
• Perform general farm duties as assigned.

Skills

Walk extensively

Lift 50 lbs

Driver's license

Job description

We have cattle that will need cared for through the winter months, from December to the end of April. They will be on cornstalks and moved to a dry lot until I send them to pasture. From there I lease them out in the spring through fall until the next winter. Duties include tending to the cattle while on cornstalks, checking their tanks to make sure none are sick, and doctoring when needed. In February the cows will need to be hauled to a dry lot where they will need hay daily. We also start our preparation for calving. When they start calving, cows will need to be checked a minimum of 3 times a day. Employees duties will include assisting with pulling a calf, doctoring babies, and tagging calves after birth. In March, they will get branded and get another vaccination before they are sent to summer pasture. Employees will complete general farm duties as assigned. Employer may provide pay increases for performance and 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: 3 months

Job requires extensive walking, sitting, pushing, pulling, repetitive movements, and frequent stooping. Employer will conduct post-hire drug tests at no cost to the employee to enforce a drug free workplace policy. Failing a drug test will result in termination. Employer will conduct post-hire criminal background checks at no cost to the employee and will not employ anyone with a felony/theft criminal background as required by the workplace safety policy and company HR hiring practices as allowed by law. Must be able to lift 50 lbs. Job requires a regular drivers license. Requires 3 months experience.