Livestock Worker

H2ajobs; Highmore (SD); On-site; USD 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer housing

Fully furnished kitchen

Transportation assistance

Job summary

H2ajobs is seeking workers to assist in a calving facility, including calving, calf care, and health maintenance. Responsibilities include medicating and vaccinating calves, monitoring newborns and sick calves, and maintaining clean housing and feeding areas.

The job offers employer-provided housing and a fully furnished kitchen, with transportation assistance and access to nearby groceries. Experience is valued, with 6 months preferred, and a valid license within 30 days is required.

Qualifications

• 6 months experience in farm work or similar role.
• Valid driver’s license within 30 days and clean driving record.

Responsibilities

• Calve and care for newborn calves and nursing cows.
• Medicate, vaccinate, and treat seasonal illnesses.
• Isolate sick calves and monitor newborns.
• Feed cattle during snow and prepare dry bedding.
• Remove snow, repair fencing, and move cattle to summer pastures.
• Wean calves during the weaning season.
• Perform basic farm upkeep duties.

Skills

Driving

Cattle handling

Animal care

Job description

Prepare calving facility. Calve out calves during the calving season. Medicate, vaccinate and treat for seasonal sicknesses. Care for newborn calves and nursing mothers. Monitor newborn calves and nursing mothers. Isolate sick calves. Feed cattle during snowy/subfreezing periods when no seasonal pasturelands remain available for them to naturally graze upon. Add dry bedding. Remove snow from farm property. Break ice formation in water tanks daily. Fix and repair fencing damaged by drifting snow. Move cattle out to summer grazing pastures. Wean all calves during the weaning season. Basic farm upkeep duties.

Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals: Fully furnished kitchen provided. Workers will have access to grocery stores at least once per week.

Transport: The employer will provide advance transportation for reasonable (most economical) common carrier or other transportation which conforms to the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) in bound transportation (if it is the prevailing practice). If not the prevailing practice, the employer will reimburse the worker for transportation costs and subsistence to the employer's work site when the worker completes 50% of the work period

Experience wanted: 6 months

Drivers license in 30-days. Clean driving record required.