RANCH HAND

H2ajobs; Sturgis (SD); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing provided

Meals provided

Transportation to stores

Bonus potential

Job summary

H2ajobs is recruiting for Livestock Production workers to assist with grazing, monitoring, and moving cattle across pastures using 4-wheelers and side-by-sides. The role involves examining animals for health issues, vaccinating, restraining, and applying medications as needed.

Most duties are outdoors in extreme heat, cold, dust, and inclement weather. Workers must be able to lift up to 100 pounds and work independently or in small teams, with employer-provided housing, meals, and transportation.

Qualifications

• Experience wanted: 0 months
• Must be able to crouch, bend, lift and carry up to 100 pounds
• Willing and able to occasionally work independently or in small groups
• Active driver's license from home state, country or international license and ability to obtain SD license
• Ability to work outdoors in extreme heat, cold, dust, rain and other environmental conditions

Responsibilities

• Attend to livestock and assist with monitor, care for and move livestock using 4-wheelers and side by sides to pastures for grazing
• Examine animals to detect diseases and injuries; vaccinate livestock
• Herd into corral and/or stall and manually restraining animals
• Apply medications to cuts and bruises; spray livestock with insecticide
• Gather cattle for sorting and weighing at ranch scale
• Perform minor equipment repairs and routine maintenance
• Repair/replace fences in rough terrain
• Maintain bearings to grazing areas

Job description

The Livestock Production position will be required to perform any combination of the following tasks to attend to livestock and assist with monitor, care for and move livestock using 4-wheelers and side by sides to pastures for grazing; examine animals to detect diseases and injuries; place mineral blocks; vaccinate livestock, herd into corral and/or stall and manually restraining animals; apply medications to cuts and bruises; spray livestock with insecticide. Cattle are gathered periodically to be sorted, and weighed at ranch scale. Must be able to make make minor equipment repairs, and perform routine maintenance and cleaning of farm implements and repair/replace fence in rough terrain. Must be able to find and maintain bearings to grazing areas. The job entails working around farm machinery, a variety of farm animals as well as exposure to predators and snakes. The worker must be willing and able to occasionally work independently or in small groups of workers. Most duties are performed out of doors, and entail exposure to extreme heat, cold, dust, rain and other environmental conditions. Worker must be able to crouch, bend, lift and carry up to 100 pounds. Driving is required on ranch only but if they have a valid drivers license may drive off the ranch. Employer provided items (at no cost to the worker): All tools and equipment necessary to perform the duties assigned as well as transportation between worker(s) on-site housing and the work site. A cell phone or two way radio will be provided for emergency and ranch communications at no cost to the worker(excluding long distance charges). Increased wages and or bonus may be possible depending on experience.

Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals: Employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities including utensils, stoves, refrigeration, and dishwashing accommodations to H-2A workers and those workers in corresponding employment who are not reasonably able to return to their residence within the same day. All cooking and kitchen facilities will be maintained in working order and are sufficient for workers to provide and prepare three meals a day. The employer will provide free transportation to stores at least every two weeks to allow workers to shop for groceries and other necessary items.

Transport: At the time of filing, the modes of inbound and outbound transportation are not known, as the workers are permitted to select the means of transportation and will be reimbursed/paid no less than the most economical and reasonable common carrier transportation charges for the distances involved for inbound travel and outbound travel (when required).

Employer will transport workers back & forth using a four passenger pickup truck on a daily basis.

Experience wanted: 0 months

Applicants hired must have an active driver's license from their home State, Country or an International Driver license and be able to obtain a valid State of SD driver's license, as driving on public roads may be require