Farmworkers, Farm & Ranch Animals

H2ajobs; Wolf Point (MT); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-provided housing

Meals provided

Job summary

H2ajobs is seeking workers to assist in a large cattle operation in Montana. You will feed and water livestock, move animals between pastures and facilities, monitor health, and help with basic medical tasks and births. Equipment operation and good driving eligibility are required.

Employer-provided housing and meals are available, with weekly transportation to stores when housing is provided. Experience is welcomed but not extensive; a drug test may be required after hiring.

Qualifications

• Must speak and understand English.

Responsibilities

• Feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies.
• Herd livestock to pastures for grazing or to scales, trucks, or enclosures.
• Examine animals to detect illness, injury, or disease and check weight gain.
• Provide medical treatment or arrange veterinary care.
• Mark livestock to identify ownership.
• Drive trucks, tractors and equipment to distribute feed.
• Move/segregate animals by weight, age, color, or condition.
• Inspect and repair livestock equipment, buildings, pens, yards, fences.
• Clean stalls and pens; mix feed and medications as prescribed.
• Shift animals between grazing areas to ensure food access.
• Assist with reproduction tasks including inseminations and births.
• Spray or dip livestock for disinfectants and insecticides.
• Remove snow/ice and thaw water lines.

Skills

English language

Manual labor

Job description

We are 5000 head cow/calf and feedlot operation. We are busy in the Fall when all the cattle are gathered and placed back in the feedlots for the winter and require extra labor for feeding and watering, the increased need for workers remains through the spring when cattle are getting processed and hauled to go to summer Pasture. Job duties may include but are not limited to: 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. Drive trucks, tractors, and other equipment to distribute feed to animals. Segregate animals according to weight, age, color, and physical condition. Inspect, maintain, and repair livestock equipment, buildings, pens, yards, and fences. 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. Perform duties related to livestock reproduction, such as breeding animals within appropriate timeframes, performing artificial inseminations, and helping with animal births. Spray livestock with disinfectants and insecticides, or dip or bathe animals. Remove snow and ice, break ice on water tanks, thaw water lines. Workers may operate tractors, loaders, skid steers, pickups, mixer wagons, hay processors, and other equipment used to feed and care for livestock. 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 random drug test at no cost to the worker. Testing positive for an illegal/controlled substance or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment.