Livestock Worker

H2ajobs; Pecos (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing provided

Meals provided

Transportation provided

Job summary

H2ajobs is seeking a ranch worker to monitor a small herd of cows and calves on pasture, assist with calving, and perform routine cattle handling tasks. You will administer basic care under supervisor direction, check water, feed, and pasture conditions, and help with branding, sorting, and shipping as needed.

Housing and meals are provided on-site, with transportation arrangements for groceries. The role requires 2 months of livestock experience, willingness to work outdoors, and flexibility on

Qualifications

• 2 months of verifiable experience with livestock or ranch work.
• Ability to perform physically demanding tasks outdoors in various weather.

Responsibilities

• Monitor health and well-being of cows and calves on pasture and rangeland.
• Assist with calving, deliver calves when needed, care for orphaned or weak calves.

Skills

Pasture work

Livestock handling

Vehicle operation

Observation of cattle health

Tools

Tractor operation

Livestock handling equipment

Job description

Duties include monitoring the health and well-being of a small herd of cows and calves on pasture and rangeland, assisting with the calving process, delivering calves when necessary, and caring for orphaned or weak calves. Workers will assist with routine cattle handling tasks such as tagging, vaccinating, castrating calves, and applying identification as instructed; administering treatment to sick or injured animals under the direction of the employer; and assisting with pregnancy checking of cows in the fall. Workers will provide daily livestock care including checking water tanks, stock ponds, and mineral feeders; distributing feed and supplements as directed; observing cattle for signs of illness, injury, or distress; and promptly reporting concerns to the employer. Ranch maintenance duties include repairing and maintaining fences, gates, corrals, chutes, and barns; clearing snow, mud, and debris from working areas; maintaining calving pens and bedding; and cleaning and preparing facilities for calving and winter conditions. Workers will operate and maintain ranch equipment and vehicles such as tractors, ATVs, pickup trucks, and livestock handling equipment for agricultural purposes only. Throughout the season, workers will ride or travel through pastures regularly to monitor livestock, move and rotate cattle as directed, gather and sort cows and calves for branding, weaning, and shipping, assist with loading livestock onto trucks for transport, and perform general upkeep of ranch facilities and surrounding work areas as needed. During the slow season, the employer will assume responsibility for reduced animal management needs and routine herd oversight. Workers should have 2 months of verifiable experience working with livestock.

Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals: The employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities so that workers may prepare their own meals, this includes basic appliances, pots, pans, utensils, plates, bowls and dish washing facilities for meal preparation etc. The employer will also provide (on a regular weekly basis and at no cost) transportation, to assure workers access to stores where they can purchase groceries.

Transport: The employer offers prearranged chartered or commercial bus, van, or plane whichever is the most economical and reasonable means for the distance involved for the inbound and outbound workers travel.

Experience wanted: 2 months

Hours listed in Section A.6 are the anticipated hours to be worked. The employer may request additional work hours based on weather conditions, crop delay, pests or disease, crop yield, available labor, and or productivity. Use of electronic devices during work hours is restricted to emergencies only.