Farmworkers, Farm & Ranch Animals

H2ajobs; Winters (TX); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing provided

Meals provided

Transport to stores

Job summary

H2ajobs in Winters, TX is seeking farm labor to break ice in troughs, provide bedding, and protect cattle from winter elements while performing feeding, vaccination, and calving monitoring. The role includes record-keeping of calf counts and weights, and setting up temporary facilities.

Employer-provided housing and meals are included, with weekly transport to stores when cooking facilities are provided; experience is not required.

Qualifications

• No previous farming experience required.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to work in extreme weather conditions.

Responsibilities

• Break ice in water troughs and monitor cattle health.
• Administer medication, processing, feeding and vaccinating livestock.
• Monitor calving cows multiple times daily for injury or sickness.
• Record number and weight of calves and manage pasture setup.
• Move cattle between fields to utilize forage and remove temporary facilities.
• Provide bedding, mineral supplements, and assist in housing arrangements.
• Follow instruction and may undergo random drug testing if required.

Job description

Break ice in water troughs so cattle can drink, operate tank heaters; provide bedding for cattle to lay on, replace bedding as necessary to avoid contamination and disease, protect cattle from winter elements such as sleet, snow, ice, freezing temperatures; administering medication, processing, feeding, vaccinating livestock to strengthen immune system during extreme weather and calving; monitor cows multiple times daily during calving for injury and sickness; record number and weight of calves; prepare wheat pasture with temporary hot wire, portable corrals, feeding, and watering facilities; put cattle on wheat for grazing, move cattle from field to field to take full advantage of forage; provide mineral to reduce risk of bloat, provide feed to supplement diet during extremely cold weather; monitor animal health daily; break ice in watering facilities; monitor calf health multiple times daily; pull cattle off wheat at forage depletion, move to grass; load cattle out and sell big cattle at grass dormancy; remove temporary hot wire and corrals.

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: 0 months

Be able to work in extreme conditions such as heat, humidity, wind, cold. Lift and carry supplies. Follow instructions. Once hired, worker may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to the worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment. . Lift up to 50 lbs.