General Farm Worker

H2ajobs; Fort Jones (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing

Meals provided

Travel reimbursement

Job summary

H2ajobs in Fort Jones, California seeks farm laborers to feed and water cattle, operate trucks and tractors to distribute feed, and assist with hay handling and equipment maintenance.

Applicants should be able to perform repairs, clear access paths, and support irrigation and building upkeep. Housing, meals, and travel reimbursement are provided under the H-2A program.

Qualifications

• Experience in farming or related work of at least 3 months.

Responsibilities

• Feeding and watering of cattle.
• Drive trucks, tractors and other farming equipment to distribute feed to livestock.
• Stacking and re-stacking of hay in the barns.
• Moving hay between barnsAss in loading hay trucks for transport
• Repairs to irrigation lines.
• Preparation of platforms and pipe trenches for new proposed pivot installation
• Service and minor repairs on vehicles, machines and equipment (tractors, ATV, balers, rakes and ploughing equipment) - change oil filters, apply lubricants, replace tyres
• Repair and maintenance of buildings, sheds, barns and workshops
• Clear snow or mud access paths for feed and water

Job description

Job duties include but are not limited to:

• Feeding and watering of cattle
• Drive trucks, tractors and other farming equipment to distribute feed to livestock
• Stacking and re-stacking of hay in the barns
• Moving hay between barnsAssist in loading hay trucks for transport
• Repairs to irrigation lines.
• Preparation of platforms and pipe trenches for new proposed pivot installation
• Service and minor repairs on vehicles, machines and equipment (tractors, ATV, balers, rakes and ploughing equipment) - change oil filters, apply lubricants, replace tyres
• Repair and maintenance of buildings, sheds, barns and workshops
• Clear snow or mud access paths for feed and water

Benefits

• Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
• Meals: Housing provided to the workers have a fully equipped kitchen where they can prepare and cook their own meals three times a day. The kitchen is fully functional and equipped with appliances such as stove, refrigerator, microwave and dishwasher - all in working condition. The kitchen is equipped with the necessary utensils for prepping and cooking food. Adequate sinks with the warm and cold water under pressure. The employer will ensure that workers have access to a grocery store at least once a week to purchase their own food/produce. Workers have access to vehicles to drive themselves to the grocery stores from the house to the stores and back.
• Transport: The Employer will, as per H2A regulations, reimburse the worker for travel cost, including daily subsistence rates stipulated at the time, from the worker's place of residence to the workplace, and upon contract completion, from the workplace back to the worker's place of residence at no less than the most economical and reasonable common carrier transportation charge for the distance involved, for example return bus and or airfare.

Requirements

• Experience wanted: 3 months

See Addendum C