Farmworker

H2ajobs; Tulia (TX); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing provided

Meals provided

Transportation to town

Job summary

H2ajobs in Texas is seeking seasonal farm help to care for yearling stocker calves from December to March. You will feed, water, and monitor health, assist with veterinarian visits, and transport water and supplies using a pickup truck.

Housing and meals are provided on site. Daily duties include feeding calves, checking water tanks, and occasional truck transport to town for services. Post-hire drug tests and background checks apply.

Qualifications

• Must have a regular driver license.
• Experience zero months is acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Care for calves in yearling stocker operation during winter confinement.
• Check water tanks and haul water as needed.
• Feed calves daily using feed truck.
• Assist with movement of calves to wheat pasture in January.
• Transport to veterinarian if needed and doctor calves.
• Perform general farm duties as assigned.

Skills

Driver's license

Job description

We will have 3000 head of yearling stocker calves that will need to be cared for from December to March. Calves will be confined for winter calving and feeding. They will run in a grow yard confinement where the employee will need to care for cattle during the confinement period. Employee will need to check the water tanks, and use a pickup truck for hauling water, to make sure there is water always available, check to be sure there are no sick calves, and doctoring when needed. They will also be feeding calves in the grow yard with a feed truck daily. In January calves will be moved to wheat pasture. Where employee duties will include assisting with feeding daily, trailering them to the veterinarian if needed, and doctoring calves. Employees will complete all cattle care as assigned, and some general farm duties. In March, the calves will be sold. We only need seasonal assistance during the very labor-intensive yearling season. Employer may provide performance bonuses at the end of the contract at the employer’s discretion. 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: 0 months

Job requires extensive sitting, repetitive movements, and exposure to extreme outdoor temperatures. 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.