Livestock Worker

H2ajobs; Indianola (MS); On-site; USD 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing provided

Meals provided

Transportation reimbursement after 50%

Job summary

H2ajobs in Mississippi seeks workers to tend cattle, feed and water animals, and assist with branding, loading, and shipping. The role includes operating farm equipment and providing general maintenance for livestock care.

Experience of 2 months is preferred; ability to obtain a driver’s license within 30 days is required, along with basic English literacy. Workers may be exposed to varying weather conditions and must pass background checks where applicable.

Qualifications

• Experience of at least 2 months in livestock care or related field.
• Ability to obtain a driver’s license within 30 days of hire.
• Basic English literacy required for daily tasks.
• Willingness to work outdoors in varying weather and perform physical tasks.

Responsibilities

• Feed and water livestock daily and monitor health.
• Tend cattle including feeding, examining, branding/tagging, loading and shipping.
• Operate equipment for livestock care (tractors, backhoes, loaders, mowers, ATVs, trucks).
• Perform general maintenance and assist with vet visits and medication administration.

Skills

Driver's license

Basic English literacy

Job description

Job requires tending to livestock in the forms of feeding, examining, branding/tagging, loading, and shipping cattle; operating various equipment used specifically for livestock care including, but not limited to, small tractors, backhoes, front loaders, mowers, balers, ATVs, and trucks with gooseneck cattle trailers connected. Employees will perform manual duties including but not limited to feeding and providing water for livestock daily, lifting bales of hay and sacks of feed to put in feeders, digging holes as needed for property borders, maintaining property borders, maintaining ditches and pastures, moving and maintaining portable corrals, checking livestock, assisting with vet visits, assisting with medication administration, and performing general maintenance on equipment used for livestock duties. There are few typical days and workers may be required to change duties and/or engage in various general functions. 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, pulling, sitting, walking, stooping, bending, or repetitive movements. 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 employer discovers a criminal conviction record or status as a registered sex offender that 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).