Farmworkers, Farm & Ranch Animals

H2ajobs; Satanta (KS); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-provided housing

Meals provided

Weekly grocery transportation

Job summary

H2ajobs is seeking a winter farm laborer to assist with a livestock operation in Kansas. Duties include feeding, doctoring, pen maintenance, storm preparation, and feed delivery, using equipment like manure spreaders, pickups, skid-steers, and loaders.

Requires ability to lift up to 50 lbs and basic maintenance work in extreme temperatures. House provided by the employer and meals are supplied, with transportation to grocery stores weekly when cooking facilities are available.

Qualifications

• Three (3) months recent and verifiable experience required for the job duties listed.

Responsibilities

• Attach/detach implements.
• Clean work areas.
• Load and unload materials and commodities.
• Repair farm buildings, fences, and other structures.
• Tend to livestock by feeding, medicating, general care, grading, sorting, working, placing identification on, or relocating them.

Skills

English language

Job description

Our operation has grown and we need additional help during the winter to help care for our livestock operation. Daily duties could include feeding, doctoring, pen maintenance, storm prep and feed delivery. Equipment could consists of feed truck, skid-steer, loader, manure trailer, maintenance pick up. Job duties may include and are not limited to tasks such as:

• attach/detach implements
• clean work areas
• load and unload materials and commodities
• repair farm buildings, fences, and other structures
• tend to livestock by feeding, medicating, general care, grading, sorting, working, placing identification on, or relocating and work in extreme temperatures.

Equipment such as but not limited to the following will be used/operated by the workers in conjunction with the duties being performed: manure spreading equipment, pickups, cars, etc, self-propelled machinery, skid steers. 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.