Livestock Worker/Ranch Hand

H2ajobs; Cavalier (ND); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-provided housing

Meals provided

Transportation reimbursement

Job summary

H2ajobs is seeking a farm worker in Cavalier, North Dakota for comprehensive cattle care. The role includes calving prep, daily health monitoring, vaccination, feeding, cleaning, and transportation duties on a full-time basis. Housing and meals are provided by the employer, with weekly transport to town for errands.

Experience in cattle handling is preferred. The position involves hands-on work with calves and cows, including calving support and care.

Responsibilities

• Attend to cattle: fall cattle work and pregnancy checking
• Move cattle from summer pastures to ranches and weaning calves
• Monitor health daily and vaccinate as needed
• Feed cattle twice daily, clean and bed pens, check waters daily
• Maintain fences and feed equipment, clean calving barns, preps for calving
• Monitor cows during calving (every 3 hours), weigh newborn calves
• Clip and process sale animals; semen testing and handling bulls
• Drive pickup to town for cattle supplies as needed

Job description

Performs any of the following tasks to attend to livestock: Fall cattle work/pregnancy checking.

Moving cattle to ranch from summer pastures. Weaning calves. Monitoring their health daily.

Feeding twice a day. Vaccinating. Cleaning and bedding pens. Checking waters daily. Feeding the cattle. Grinding hay and alfalfa. Working and vaccinating the cows/bulls. Maintaining fences and feed equipment. Cleaning and bedding cattle pens. Snow removal. Prepping calving barn. Calving begins end of February. Cleaning calving pens daily. Bedding calving barns daily. Monitoring cows every 3 hours during calving. Checking frozen waterers. Tag, weigh, and give medication to newborn calf within hours of birth. Monitoring calves for sickness 3 X a day. Treat sick calves. Prepping bulls for sale. Clipping and picturing sale animals. Semen testing and working bulls. Feeding bulls daily. Drive pick-up truck to town for cattle supplies on occasion.

Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals: Employer-provided housing includes free and convenient kitchen facilities with appropriate equipment, appliances, cooking accessories, and dishwashing facilities for meal preparation.

For workers residing in employer-provided housing, employer also provides free transportation once per week to/from closest town or city for personal errands (e.g., groceries, banking services)

Transport: The employer will permit workers to select any means of transportation they choose and provide reimbursement upon arrival at the farm for all inbound and outbound transportation at no less than the most economical and reasonable common carrier transportation charges for the distance involved. This may include plane, train, bus, or automobile.

Out bound travel will be reimbursed or provided once the worker completes 100% of the contract.

Experience wanted: 1 months

See Addendum C