Farmworkers, Farm & Ranch Animals

H2ajobs; Hico (TX); On-site; USD 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

H2ajobs in Texas is seeking a Farm & Ranch Animal Worker to perform a broad range of duties under SOC 45-2093. Responsibilities include caring for cattle, milking, feeding, vaccination, and maintaining facilities.

Experience required: three months recent and verifiable; candidate must lift up to 75 lbs and may be subject to drug testing and a strict workplace policy.

Qualifications

• Three (3) months recent and verifiable experience required for the listed job duties.
• Must be able to obtain appropriate driver’s license after hire and have a clean driving record.

Responsibilities

• Break ice and thaw lines; maintain barn heaters and temperature for cattle.
• Clean and sanitize stalls, pens and equipment; handle manure.
• Feed, administer additives/medications, vaccinate, and castrate as prescribed.
• Milk cows and calves; observe animals for injury, illness, and growth.
• Manage and maintain farm facilities, equipment, and water troughs.

Job description

Worker will be required to perform a broad range of duties found in SOC Code 45-2093 Farm & Ranch Animals such as: Break ice and thaw lines; ensure barn heaters are operational and maintaining temperature for cattle; adjust ventilation as necessary based on temperatures and weather conditions; maintain clean, sanitary farm areas by cleaning stalls, pens, and equipment with disinfectants, brushes, shovels, hoses, or pumps; handling manure by scraping, piling, and loading; covering/uncovering feed; distributing, additives, and medications in prescribed portions; winterize, clean and maintain farm facilities and equipment systems, including washing parlor walls/floors/pit, bulk tank, feeders, pails, sinks, and pipelines, as well as maintaining and repairing systems, feed troughs, and trucks; keeping records; receiving and moving cattle; providing day to day care for cows, heifers, calves, and yearlings; observing animals for injury, illness, and growth/weight gain; assisting with calving and weaning; ensuring orphan calves receive colostrum immediately after birth; feeding, watering, nursing assistance, vaccinating, medicating, castrating, and providing hay as needed; change and maintain correct teat dips depending on temps and moisture; hand or machine milking; breaking ice in water troughs; sorting, segregating, and herding animals; identifying animals with brands, tags, paint, or tattoos; performing reproduction related tasks such as timely breeding.

Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals: Employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities, all of which are in working order, including refrigeration, space for food preparation, cooking accessories and utensils, appliances, and dishwashing facilities so that workers may prepare their own meals. Kitchen facilities include adequate sinks with hot and cold water under pressure. Employer will provide transportation once a week to assure workers access to stores where they can purchase groceries, when the employer is providing cooking and kitchen facilities.

Transport: See Addendum C

Experience wanted: 3 months

Three (3) months recent and verifiable experience required for the job duties listed. Must be able to obtain appropriate drivers license following hire and obtain clean driving record. Be able to lift up to 75 lbs. Once hired, worker may be required to take a drug test at no cost to the worker and be subject to the employers drug free and alcohol free workplace policy including testing protocols. Testing positive for an illegal/controlled substance or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment.