Farmworkers, Farm & Ranch Animals

H2ajobs; Leachville (AR); Sur place; USD 22 000 - 30 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Housing provided

Meals provided

Transport assistance

Résumé du poste

H2ajobs in Arkansas is seeking a livestock handler to feed and water animals, move them between pastures, inspect for illness, and assist with vaccinations when needed.

The role requires English proficiency, ability to lift up to 50 lbs, and at least 3 months of verifiable experience. Employer provides housing and meals; occasional transport assistance.

Qualifications

• Must be able to speak and understand English.

Responsabilités

• Feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies.
• Herd livestock to pastures for grazing or to enclosures.
• Inspect animals for illness, injury, or disease; check physical characteristics.
• Move and transport equipment and livestock as needed.
• Provide basic medical care and arrange veterinary assistance when required.
• Maintain housing, pens, yards, fences and equipment.

Connaissances

English language

Description du poste

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. Mark livestock to identify ownership and grade, using brands, tags, paint, or tattoos. Inspect, maintain, and repair, machinery, buildings, pens, yards, and fences. Provide medical treatment, such as administering medications and vaccinations, or arrange for veterinarians to provide more extensive treatment. Drive pickups, tractors, and other equipment to distribute feed to animals. Drive semi-truck with hopper bottom trailer to pick up and deliver grain and feed. Mix feed, additives, and medicines in prescribed portions. Perform duties related to livestock reproduction, such as breeding animals within appropriate timeframes, performing artificial inseminations, and helping with animal births. Shift animals between grazing areas to ensure that they have sufficient access to food. Move equipment or livestock from one location to another, manually or using trucks or carts. Maintain water tanks to ensure livestock have access to fresh water including filling tanks, breaking ice, etc. Must speak and understand English.

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 50 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.