General Ranch Worker

H2ajobs; Draper (SD); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing provided

Meals provided

Transportation to worksite

Job summary

H2ajobs in South Dakota seeks a temporary ranch worker to assist with calving, cattle care, and range maintenance. The role requires 3 months of experience and a reference from a previous employer. You must be able to ride horses or ATVs and lift up to 75 pounds.

Housing and meals are provided, and transportation support may be offered. Expect lengthy hours, including nights during peak seasons. Work includes feeding, watering, pasture moves, calving assistance, fence repair, and corrals

Qualifications

• 3 months ranch experience required.
• One reference from previous employer.
• Must be able to ride horses/ATV and lift 75 pounds.
• Able to work long hours, including nights during calving season.

Responsibilities

• Attend to livestock feeds and waters livestock by tractor and/or team on range or at ranch headquarters calving, maintaining cattle herd health.
• Repair and clean corrals; move livestock to pasture; assist with calves and vaccinations.
• Maintain corrals, cabins, buildings, range improvements, and livestock equipment used for proper cattle management.
• Maintain ranch buildings; care for irrigation and hay production; shipping of cows and calves.

Skills

Horse riding

Livestock handling

Heavy lifting 75 lbs

Dependable reference

Willing to work long hours

Job description

One temporary position opening. A signed contract may be required. Three -quarter time guarantee. Work tools, supplies and equipment will be provided at no cost to the worker. Transportation & subsistence expenses to worksite provided by employer or paid by employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract. Must be able to ride horses and/or ATV in order to move the livestock safely. Must have 3 months experience and provide (1) reference from previous employer with knowledge of applicants skills. Must be able to lift 75 pounds. Attend to livestock feeds and waters livestock by tractor and/or team on range or at ranch headquarters calving, maintaining cattle herd health. Repairs & cleans corrals. Wean calves, vaccinations and pregnancy check cows. Moves livestock to pasture for grazing. Assist with castration of livestock, and identification marking. Maintain all corrals, cabins, buildings, range improvements, and livestock equipment used for proper cattle management. Cleans livestock stalls and sheds, using disinfectant solutions, brushes and shovels. Must have knowledge of repair of fences for the safety of animals, irrigation knowledge and management, planting, cultivating and harvesting hay for livestock. Maintain ranch buildings. Maintain equipment in a working condition and observe safe practices. Assist with the shipping of cows and calves. Longer hours (night shifts during calving) and more days (up to 7 days per week) may be required when feeding cows supplemental rations, calving season, irrigation and haying season. Workers must be willing and able to perform all duties according to the employers requirements during the contract period. Workers will be expected to work in conditions normally associated with South Dakota climatic conditions. All materials and tools will be provided by the employer at no cost to the worker.

Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals: Employer will provide, at no cost to the worker, utensils, utilities and facilities for use in preparing their own meals. Employer will not provide food. "Employer will offer free transportation to town for personal services (i.e. banking, groceries) at least once per week for non range workers." The employer will provide free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities to the workers to enable the workers to prepare their own meals.

Transport: The employer will advance transportation and subsistence costs from place of recruitment to place of work to both U.S. and H2A workers being recruited and extend the same benefit to workers in corresponding employment, consistent with 20 CFR 655.122(h). The mode of inbound/outbound transportation will be determined by and agreed upon by both the employer and worker for the most economical and reasonable common carrier transportation charges for the distances involved.

Experience wanted: 3 months

The employer will provide workers compensation coverage for injury and disease arising out of and in the course of the workers employment and no cost to the worker and will be in effect not later than the beginning date of this job order.

The employer will provide at no cost to the worker, a cell phone as an effective means of communicating with persons capable of responding to the workers need in case of an emergency. This device may be used for emergency or business use only.

This may be substituted for other means if the conditions warrant. Worker will be directed and controlled by the ranch operator and/or designated foreman. However, workers are often required to work alone for long periods without supervision and to perform the required work reliably and properly. Three months prior experience as a general ranch worker and one satisfactory reference is required.