Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals - Livesto

D & R Kost Inc.; Cathay (ND); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-provided housing

Meals provided

Transportation reimbursement

Job summary

H2ajobs seeks hands-on workers to feed and water livestock, monitor health and feed supplies, and herd animals to grazing pastures and enclosures. The role includes basic daily maintenance, record-keeping, and assisting with calving when needed.

Applicants must be able to lift up to 50 pounds, speak English, and obtain a driver's license within 30 days. Housing and meals are employer-provided, with transport support as described in the listing.

Qualifications

• Must be able to obtain a driver's license within 30 days of hire.
• Employee must be able to speak English.
• Physically demanding tasks require lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies.
• Herd livestock to pastures or enclosures.
• Examine animals for illness or injury and check physical characteristics.
• Provide medical treatments or arrange veterinary care as needed.
• Move equipment or livestock between locations as required.
• Clean stalls, pens, and equipment.
• Mix feed, additives, and medicines in prescribed portions.
• Calving and reproduction duties as needed.
• Perform duties related to livestock production and records.

Skills

Speak English

Lift up to 50 pounds

Driver's license

Biosecurity compliance

Job description

Feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies.

Herd livestock to pastures for grazing or to scales, trucks, or other enclosures.

Examine animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and to check physical characteristics, such as a rate of weight gain.

Provide medical treatment, such as administering medications and vaccinations, or arrange for veterinarians to provide more extensive treatment.

Mark livestock to identify ownership and grade, using brands, tags, paint, or tattoos.

Distribute feed to animals.

Maintain buildings, pens, yards, and fences.

Move equipment or livestock from one location to another, manually or using trucks or carts.

Clean stalls, pens, and equipment, using disinfectant solutions, brushes, shovels, water hoses, or pumps.

Mix feed, additives, and medicines in prescribed portions.

Shift animals between grazing areas to ensure that they have sufficient access to food.

Perform duties related to livestock reproduction, such as breeding animals within appropriate timeframes, performing artificial inseminations, and helping with animal birth.

Patrol grazing lands on horseback or using all-terrain vehicles.

Maintain growth, feeding, production, and cost records.

Groom, clip, trim, or castrate animals, dock ears and tails, or shear coats to collect hair.

Spray livestock with disinfectants and insecticides, or dip or bathe animals.

Operate snow removal equipment to operate feed wagons.

Confine livestock in stalls.

Calving.

Remove ice formed in water.

Drive a pick-up truck to town for cattle supplies on occasion.

No CDL Required and no commercial truck driving required.

Farming with: Beef Cattle.

Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals: Employer-provided housing includes free and convenient kitchen facilities with appropriate equipment, appliances, cooking accessories, and dishwashing facilities for meal preparation. For workers residing in employer-provided housing, employer also provides free transportation once per week to/from closest town or city for personal errands (e.g., groceries, banking services).

Transport: The employer will permit workers to select any means of transportation they choose and provide reimbursement upon arrival at the farm for all inbound and outbound transportation at no less than the most economical and reasonable common carrier transportation charges for the distance involved. This may include plane, train, bus, or automobile.

Experience wanted: 3 months

Minimum of 3 months of experience is required. Must be able to obtain a driver's license within 30 days of hire. Employer requires drug screen post hire at employers expense due to the liability of operating equipment. Employer requires criminal background check post-hire at employers' expense due to expensive tools and equipment. Failure to pass drug screen and/or criminal background check will result in termination of employment. Lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds. Workers must have positive verifiable experience relevant to the job and be capable of performing physically demanding tasks. Workers must be able to speak English. Employees must adhere to strict biosecurity, company policies, and food safety guidelines, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. Certain roles may require a valid drivers license within 30 days of hire and a clean driving record for operating company vehicles. Exceptional performance may be rewarded with additional compensation