Livestock Worker

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

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-provided housing

Meals provided

Transportation reimbursement

Job summary

H2ajobs is seeking a farm laborer to assist with calving cows and bred heifers, monitor labor signs, and provide postnatal calf care. The role includes moving newborn calves, sorting livestock, and adjusting nutrition during lactation.

Daily duties cover feeding, hay handling, basic equipment maintenance, and assisting veterinary visits. Applicants should have at least 2 months of livestock experience and basic English literacy.

Qualifications

• 2 months experience with livestock is required or preferred.
• Basic English literacy is required.
• Driver's license within 30 days of hire may be required.
• Willingness to work outdoors in varying weather.

Responsibilities

• Assist with calving cows and bred heifers, monitor labor signs.
• Support delivery and postnatal calf care; move newborn calves as needed.
• Sort cows and calves within calving group; monitor calf health.
• Adjust cow nutrition during lactation transition; mix and distribute rations.
• Handle hay bales and minerals; basic livestock feeding tasks.
• Assist veterinary visits; gather animals and prep treatment areas.
• Perform routine equipment, building, and fence maintenance.
• Maintain clean housing and pens; observe health and safety rules.

Skills

Heavy lifting

Livestock handling

Physical stamina

English literacy

Job description

Responsibilities involve assisting with all aspects of calving cows and bred heifers, including monitoring for signs of labor, providing support during delivery, and ensuring proper postnatal care. Newborn calves may need to be lifted and carried to safe or designated areas for treatment and care. Duties also include separating and sorting cows and calves within the calving group, monitoring calf health and behavior, and adjusting nutrition for cows through the transition to lactation. Feeding tasks involve mixing and distributing rations based on livestock nutritional requirements, lifting and handling heavy bags of minerals and supplements, and moving hay bales manually or with equipment. Animals must have clean, consistent access to feed and water, and rations should be adjusted as needed based on health or seasonal conditions. Livestock health must be monitored daily, with signs of illness or injury identified and addressed promptly. Medications and supplements are administered as needed, and support is provided during veterinary visits by gathering and restraining animals, preparing treatment areas, and recording health information. Duties also include planting winter grazing fields for cattle over the winter season. Routine inspections and preventative maintenance of farm equipment, buildings, and infrastructure are required; basic mechanical repairs; maintain and repair property borders; and pen cleanings as needed. Tasks are physically demanding and require regularly lifting and carrying heavy items such as hay bales, mineral bags, and newborn calves. The employer reserves the right to increase workers' pay or provide bonuses based on tenure, performance, or other factors that are solely based on the discretion of the employer.

Housing

Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals

The employer will provide, without charge or deposit, free and convenient kitchen and cooking facilities to prepare meals. The workers will be allowed time to drive themselves or will be transported to a store or market to purchase their own food and cooking supplies. Employer provided housing contains a refrigerator, stove, oven, and operational sink with hot and cold water under pressure. In the event that the workers are unable to prepare meals at the housing location, the employer will provide three sufficient meals a day free of charge.

Transport

After worker has completed 50% of the work contract period, employer will reimburse worker for the cost of transportation and subsistence from the place of recruitment to the place of employment. Employee transportation will be arranged to and from their country of origin by either plane, train, bus, taxi service or own vehicle; whichever is most economical. The employer will properly reimburse employees for such travel as defined in 20 CFR 655.122(h). Continued in Addendum C.

Experience wanted

2 months

Job requires having or being able to obtain a drivers license within 30 days of hire. Basic English literacy skills are required. Job will require periods when workers may be exposed to varying weather conditions and extensive pushing, or pulling. Random drug testing and criminal background checks may occur post-hire at the employers expense. These checks may be performed to ensure safe housing and work environments for all workers. Positive drug test results or refusal to comply with testing may result in termination of employment. If the employer discovers a criminal conviction record or status as a registered sex offender that the employer reasonably believes, consistent with current law, will impair the safety and living conditions of other workers, the employer may terminate the worker (foreign and/or domestic) with notification to OFLC and DHS in accordance with 20 CFR 655.122(n).