Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals - Livestock

H2ajobs; Anthony (KS); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing provided

Meals provided

Job summary

H2ajobs seeks a livestock handler to feed, water, and monitor herds, moving animals to pastures and enclosures as needed. You will inspect animals for illness, mark livestock for ownership, and assist with basic reproduction tasks.

Daily duties include maintaining pens and equipment, with occasional vehicle operation for moving livestock and supplies. The role requires English proficiency, physical stamina, and the ability to lift up to 60 pounds.

Qualifications

• Must speak English.
• Lift and carry items weighing up to 60 pounds.
• Must be able to obtain a driver’s license within 30 days of hire.
• Positive verifiable experience relevant to the job and ability to perform physically demanding tasks.

Responsibilities

• Feed and water livestock and monitor supplies.
• Herd livestock to pastures or enclosures.
• Inspect animals for illness or injury and provide basic care or arrange veterinary help.
• Mark livestock for ownership and grading.
• Maintain housing, equipment, pens, yards, and fences.
• Move livestock and equipment between locations and operate basic machinery.
• Shift animals between grazing areas to ensure adequate food access.
• Perform duties related to reproduction, such as artificial inseminations.

Skills

English proficiency

Physical stamina

Lifting capability

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 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. Maintain heated watering system. Segregate animals according to weight, age, color, and physical condition. Inspect, maintain, and repair equipment, machinery, 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 births. Patrol grazing lands on horseback or using all-terrain vehicles. Operate snow removal equipment in order to operate feed wagons. Confine livestock in stalls. Remove ice formed in water. Drive pick-up truck to town for cattle supplies on occasion.

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: 1 months

Minimum of 1 months of experience is required. Must be able to obtain a driver's license within 30 days of hire. Lift and carry items weighing up to 60 pounds. The worker will be exposed to extreme temperatures. Extensive pushing and pulling is required. Workers must have positive verifiable experience relevant to the job and be capable of performing physically demanding tasks. Workers must have 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 or benefits at the employers discretion.