Livestock Worker

H2ajobs; Osakis (MN); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing: Employer-provided

Meals: Fully furnished kitchen

Job summary

H2ajobs is seeking a farmhand to support calving season operations on a Minnesota livestock facility. You will prepare the calving area, assist with calving, and care for newborn calves and nursing mothers during cold periods.

Responsibilities include feeding, bedding, snow removal, water tank maintenance and general equipment work. Experience of 2 months is requested, and a valid driver’s license within 30 days with a clean driving record is required.

Qualifications

• Experience wanted: 2 months.
• Driver's license expected within 30 days.
• Clean driving record required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare calving facility and calve out calves during the season.
• Medicate, vaccinate and treat for seasonal illnesses.
• Care for newborn calves and nursing mothers in winter when temperatures fluctuate.
• Feed cattle during snowy periods when pasture is unavailable.
• Add dry bedding and remove snow from farm property.
• Break ice in water tanks daily and repair fencing damaged by snow.
• General farm maintenance and equipment servicing.

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 during the winter period when they require additional care due to fluctuating temperatures and seasonal sicknesses. 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, build and repair fencing damaged by drifting snow. Basic farm maintenance duties such as equipment servicing and shop work.

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: 2 months

Drivers license in 30 days. Clean driving record required.