Livestock Worker/Ranch Hand

H2ajobs; Napoleon (ND); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-provided housing

Job summary

H2ajobs is seeking farm laborers to care for cattle and assist with daily farm operations. You will mix feed, water livestock, maintain equipment, and monitor animal health, including vaccinations and basic treatments. Responsibility includes record-keeping for breeding and costs, and occasional driving to town for supplies.

Housing is provided; meals are not included. Training on safety and farm procedures is expected. This role may require varying start times due to weather and farming needs.

Qualifications

• Experience required: minimum 3 months.
• Must be able to obtain a driver's license within 30 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Attend to livestock, e.g., cattle on farm, including feeding, watering, and health checks.
• Maintain heated watering systems and snow removal for feed wagons.
• Vaccinate and apply medications to livestock; inspect for diseases and injuries.
• Calve preparation, branding, clipping, and assisting with delivery as needed.
• Maintain records for breeding, feeding, and costs; drive to town to pick up supplies.

Job description

Crops/Commodities:

Cattle.

Primary duties (performed the majority of workdays):

Performs any of the following tasks to attend to livestock, such as cattle on farm. Maintain heated watering system and operating snow removal equipment in order to operate feed wagons. Mixes feed and additives, fills feed troughs with feed and water for livestock and remove ice formed in water. Examines animals to detect diseases and injuries. Vaccinates animals by placing vaccine in drinking water or feed using syringes and hypodermic needles. Applies medications to cuts and bruises, spray livestock with insecticide. Confines livestock in stalls, washes and clips them to prepare them for calving and assists vetorinarian in delivery of offspring. Binds or clamps testes or surgically removes testes to castrate livestock. Clips identifying notches or symbols on animal, or brand animal, using branding iron, to indicate ownership. Cleans livestock stalls and sheds, using disinfectant solutions, brushes and shovels. Maintain buildings and equipment. Maintain breeding, feeding and costs records. Drive to town to pick up supplies for cattle.

Job opportunity is Skill Level II. Workers must be able to perform all primary duties independently and without close supervision.

Employer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break.

TERMINATION.

Prior to any termination for cause, employer evaluates workers' performance of required tasks and compliance with Work Rules and other employer policies. Employer may terminate a worker for cause if the worker's performance consistently and/or substantially fails to satisfy the employer's reasonable expectations (in accordance with the criteria set forth herein), or otherwise engages in serious or egregious misconduct that endangers health, safety, or property.

In assessing whether workers' performance meets reasonable expectations, employer evaluates, among other reasonable criteria, whether the worker:

• has adequately complied with the Work Rules and any other policies or procedures;
• has complied with all health and safety guidelines, including the use of tools or equipment in accordance with best practices to protect the employer's property, crops, and in a manner that avoids injury or damage;
• has treated company property (tools, equipment, crops, fixtures, etc.), with care and respect, avoiding damage or improper cleanliness or maintenance standards;
• has timely and consistently followed instructions duly communicated by supervisors, crew leaders, and management personnel;
• has complied with the employer's quality control standards for ensuring a marketable product;
• is not repeatedly tardy or absent, has reported to work at the time and place instructed, and remained at work for the agreed-upon work hours, unless such absence was excused or the worker timely communicated and sought approval for any deviation from such schedule;
• has consistently performed the duties assigned, in the manner instructed, and has not purposefully malingered or acted in a recalcitrant manner (i.e., refusing without cause to perform certain duties, refused to follow instructions, performed work in in a careless or reckless manner that poses a risk to the employer's crops/commodities, company property, or the health/safety of others, etc.).

Non-U.S. workers may be displaced as a result of one or more U.S. workers becoming available for the job during the employer's recruitment period. Job abandonment will be deemed to occur after five consecutive workdays of unexcused absences.

Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals: Employer does not provide 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). Dining, kitchen/cooking facilities and other common areas are shared by all workers. In the event that kitchen facilities become unavailable during the contract period, employer will provide three daily meals in accordance with 20 CFR 655.122(g). In such circumstances, employer will deduct the cost of such meals up to the maximum allowable amount published in the Federal Register, or as otherwise approved by the U.S. Department of Labor.

Transport: Employer pays/reimburses foreign workers for all visa-related costs (excluding passport fees) in the first workweek. For non-local workers, employer arranges/provides inbound transportation via common carrier mode of transportation (e.g., bus or plane) and reimburses workers for daily subsistence and reasonable lodging costs, if applicable. Use of employer-offered transportation is voluntary.

Experience wanted: 3 months

Minimum of 3 months of experience is required. Must be able to obtain a drivers license within 30 days of hire. Wage rate may increase with verifiable experience. Employer may reward exceptional work with monetary or other benefits in addition to those listed here in his sole discretion. Lift and carry items weighing up to 60 pounds.