Farmworker

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

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-provided housing

Meals provided

Transportation to town

Job summary

H2ajobs is seeking seasonal agricultural workers to feed, water, and care for livestock, including vaccinations, medication administration, and routine health checks. You will handle feeding, housing, and transportation logistics, while assisting with breeding and farm maintenance.

The role requires physical fitness, a valid driver's license, and at least three months of farm experience. You will work outdoors in varying temperatures and conditions on a farm-based site in Iowa.

Qualifications

• Three (3) months of verifiable farm experience required.
• Must be able to lift up to 100 pounds.
• Regular driver's license required.
• Exposure to extreme outdoor temperatures, heavy lifting, bending, and long hours.

Responsibilities

• Feed and water livestock; monitor food and water supplies.
• Mix feed, additives, and medications as prescribed.
• Transport and distribute feed using trucks and tractors.
• Inspect animals for illness, injuries, or abnormal weight gain.
• Administer vaccinations and medications; arrange veterinary care as needed.
• Assist with animal reproduction and births.
• Care for livestock—grooming, clipping, docking, and general upkeep.
• Move livestock between pastures, pens, and enclosures; patrol and deter predators.
• Clean stalls, pens, and equipment; maintain records of growth, feeding, production, and inventory.

Job description

The seasonal agricultural worker will feed and water livestock; monitor food and water supplies; mix feed, additives, and medications in prescribed portions; order, load, transport, and distribute feed using trucks, tractors, and other agricultural equipment; examine animals for signs of illness, injury, disease, or abnormal weight gain; provide routine animal care, administer vaccinations and medications as directed, and arrange for veterinary care when necessary; assist with animal reproduction, including breeding, artificial insemination, and assisting with births; groom, clip, trim, shear, castrate, dock ears or tails, and otherwise care for livestock as needed; spray, dip, or bathe livestock with disinfectants or insecticides; herd livestock to pastures, scales, trucks, and enclosures and move animals between grazing areas to maintain access to food; patrol grazing areas on horseback or ATV and protect livestock from predators using trained dogs; move livestock and equipment between locations manually or with vehicles; clean stalls, pens, and equipment using disinfectants, brushes, shovels, hoses, pumps, and other equipment; inspect, maintain, and perform routine repairs on agricultural equipment, machinery, pens, yards, fences, and buildings; and maintain growth, feeding, production, cost, operational, and inventory records. Employer may provide pay increases for performance, longevity and/or experience at 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

Three (3) months of previous verifiable farm experience completing these job duties is required. The job requires exposure to extreme outdoor temperatures, extensive pushing and pulling, extensive sitting or walking, and frequent stooping or bending. Must be able to lift up to 100 pounds. A regular drivers license is required.