Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals - Livestock

Turner Planting Co.; Covington (TN); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-provided housing

Meals provided

Weekly transportation to town

Job summary

H2ajobs is seeking a Farmhand to feed, water, and monitor beef cattle, moving animals between pastures and enclosures. You will inspect animals for health, administer basic treatments, and assist with births where needed. The role includes maintaining facilities and equipment and keeping production records.

English proficiency is required and a background check will be conducted. Experience is welcomed, with at least three months on-farm work.

Qualifications

• 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 employer's expense.
• Employer requires criminal background check post-hire at employer's expense.
• Workers must be able to speak English.

Responsibilities

• Feed and water livestock and monitor supplies.
• Herd livestock to pastures or other enclosures.
• Examine animals for illness, injury, or disease and check physical characteristics.
• Provide medical treatment or arrange veterinary care as needed.
• Mark livestock to identify ownership.
• Maintain heating watering systems and repair equipment.
• Move equipment or livestock between locations.
• Mix feed, additives, and medicines as prescribed.
• Perform duties related to livestock reproduction and births.
• Maintain records of growth, feeding, production and costs.
• Inspect and repair buildings, pens, fences, and machinery.
• Operate vehicles to transport supplies or livestock.

Skills

English language

Driver's license

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. 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. Order food for animals, and arrange for its delivery. 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. Maintain growth, feeding, production, and cost records. Spray livestock with disinfectants and insecticides, or dip or bathe animals. 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. 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 the presence of children on the farm and 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 60 pounds. The worker will be exposed to extreme temperatures. Extensive pushing and pulling is required. Extensive sitting is required. Extensive walking is required. Frequent stooping is required. Repetitive movements is required. 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.