Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop, Nursery, Greenhouse

H2ajobs; Uriah (AL); On-site; USD 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-provided housing

Free meals and kitchen facilities

Job summary

H2ajobs is seeking a farm laborer to assist with stocker and cow-calf operations. Tasks include feeding, vaccinating, fence maintenance, planting and spraying winter grasses, and operating farm equipment. You may load and unload materials, drive to fields, and perform general grounds work.

Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs and work in high humidity and extreme temperatures. Housing and meals are employer-provided; weekly transport to grocery stores is included where applicable.

Qualifications

• Two (2) months of recent and verifiable experience required for the listed job duties.
• Must speak and understand English.

Responsibilities

• Assist with feeding and caring for cattle and calves.
• Help plant, spray, fertilize winter grasses.
• Operate/maintain farm equipment and vehicles.
• Load/unload materials and supplies; drive to fields as needed.
• Perform maintenance on fences, buildings, and grounds.
• Work in extreme temperatures and humid conditions.

Skills

English

Tools

Tractor operations

Mowers

Self-propelled machinery

Silage choppers

Tillage equipment

Loading/unloading facilities

Job description

Stocker and cow-calf operation. Need help feeding, vaccinating, and maintaining the fences on the cattle farm. Also need help planting the winter grasses, spraying them, and fertilizing them. Job duties may include and are not limited to tasks such as: attach/detach implements, be able to handle working in high humidity, clean work areas, load and unload materials and commodities, load inputs and drive trucks to transport to fields, maintain grounds and landscaping, mix materials, dump solutions or seeds into planter, spreader, sprayer type machinery, repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment, repair farm buildings, fences, and other structures, tend to livestock by feeding, medicating, general care, grading, sorting, working, placing identification on, or relocating, use hand tools such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, loppers,

and knives, use hand tools such as wrenches, crow bars, air tools, electric tools, 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: augers, bins, silos, loading and unloading facilities, manure spreading equipment, mowers and other landscaping equipment, self-propelled machinery, silage choppers, tillage equipment, tractor/trailer combinations, tractors. The workers will be performing the duties to help produce: cattle, hay, silage. 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: 2 months

Two (2) months of 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 or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment.