Livestock Worker

H2ajobs; Magee (MS); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-provided housing

Meals provided

Transportation reimbursement after 50%

Job summary

H2ajobs in Mississippi is seeking farm workers to tend livestock, feed, examine, tag and herd, and operate tractors and other equipment on a cattle operation. The role requires basic English literacy and physical fitness for outdoor work in varying weather.

Housing and meals are provided, with meals prepared on-site and lodging furnished for the duration of the contract. Employees will also learn to handle feed delivery, routine equipment maintenance, and safe transport of animals, with

Qualifications

• Experience in farm labor or livestock care.
• Basic English literacy and math skills.
• Driver's license required within 30 days.

Responsibilities

• Feed, examine, tag, and herd livestock.
• Operate tractors and other farm equipment.
• Repair and maintain equipment and fencing.
• Mix feed and lift hay bales.
• Spray cattle for flies and other pests.

Skills

Basic English

Math skills

Driver's license

Job description

Job requires tending to livestock in the forms of feeding, examining, tagging, and herding; operating various equipment including, but not limited to, tractors, front loaders, mowers, cattle feeding equipment such as feed trucks and feed wagons, 4-wheelers, off road vehicles and trucks with gooseneck cattle trailers connected. Employees will also be conducting the repair and maintenance of farm equipment and fencing, regularly cleaning and servicing equipment, mixing feed, lifting bags of mineral and hay bales, and spraying cattle for flies and other pests. 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 and math skills are required. Job will require periods when workers may be exposed to varying weather conditions and extensive pushing, pulling, sitting, and walking.