Farmworker

H2ajobs; Noonan (ND); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing provided

Meals provided

Job summary

H2ajobs is seeking a seasonal agricultural worker to care for livestock, feed and manage operations, and assist with transporting supplies. You will operate tractors and other equipment, monitor animal health, and record information for ongoing management.

The role requires lifting up to 50 lbs and a valid driver’s license. Employer-provided housing and meals, plus transportation support, are available to qualifying workers.

Qualifications

• 3 months of experience
• Driver's license required
• Ability to lift 50 lbs

Responsibilities

• Feed and water livestock and monitor feed and water supplies
• Mix and distribute feed, additives, and medications
• Operate tractors, feed trucks, loaders, and other equipment
• Load and unload feed, livestock, supplies, and materials using conveyors, augers, forklifts, loaders
• Move and sort livestock between pens, pastures, and trucks
• Clean and maintain pens, facilities, and equipment
• Record livestock and agricultural information as required

Skills

Driver's license

Job description

The seasonal agricultural worker will perform duties related to the seasonal feeding, care, and management of livestock. Duties will include feeding and watering livestock; monitoring feed and water supplies; mixing and distributing feed, additives, and medications according to prescribed instructions; operating tractors, feed trucks, loaders, and other agricultural equipment to transport, mix, and distribute feed, livestock, supplies, and materials; loading and unloading feed, livestock, supplies, and materials manually or using conveyors, augers, forklifts, loaders, or other equipment; manipulating equipment controls to set, activate, and adjust machinery; monitoring equipment during operation to identify malfunctions; examining livestock to identify signs of illness, injury, disease, or abnormal weight gain; administering vaccinations or medications as directed and arranging for veterinary care when necessary; herding, sorting, and moving livestock to pens, pastures, scales, trucks, or other enclosures; moving livestock between locations using vehicles, ATV, or other agricultural equipment; cleaning and maintaining livestock pens, facilities, and equipment using disinfectants, brushes, shovels, hoses, pumps, and other hand tools; inspecting, maintaining, and performing routine maintenance and minor repairs on equipment, machinery, pens, yards, fences, and buildings; driving farm trucks and semi-trucks to transport livestock, feed, supplies, and equipment; maintaining clean and orderly work areas; and recording livestock and agricultural information as required. 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

3 months

Job requires exposure

extreme outdoor temperatures, extensive pushing or pulling, extensive sitting or walking, frequent stooping or bending over, Must be able to lift 50 lbs, Must have a regular driver's license.