Livestock Worker

H2ajobs; Sumner (MS); On-site; USD 1,653,000 - 2,066,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-provided housing

Meals provided

Job summary

H2ajobs in Mississippi seeks farm laborers to tend cattle, feed and water, monitor health, and assist with breeding. You will clear pastures and build fences, operate non-CDL trucks for grain transport, and perform basic vehicle maintenance.

Employer provides housing and meals; transportation reimbursement after 50% of the contract; must be able to lift 100 pounds and have at least 2 months experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 months experience
• Must be able to lift 100 pounds

Responsibilities

• Tend to livestock by feeding, watering, monitoring and breeding cattle.
• Clear land for pastures with bush hogs, track hoe and bulldozers.
• Build and repair fencing for cattle.
• Operate non-CDL trucks to ship grain from storage to market and perform mechanic repair/maintenance on these trucks.

Job description

Job duties include tending to livestock by feeding, watering, monitoring and breeding cattle; clearing land for pastures with bush hogs, track hoe and bulldozers; and building and repairing fencing for cattle. Job also includes operating non-CDL trucks to ship grain from storage locations to market and as needed and performing mechanical repair and maintenance on these trucks. Daily duties may vary depending on livestock, weather, and field conditions. 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

Employees will be working outside with cattle which may require extensive pushing and pulling, sitting and walking, stooping or bending over, and repetitive movements. Employees will also be lifting feed bags and other various items as needed so they must be able to lift 100 pounds.