Ranch Worker

JYJ Red Angus, LLC; Columbia (AL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

H2ajobs is seeking workers in Alabama to perform farm duties including operating tractors, skid steers, loaders, and feeding machinery. Responsibilities include feeding, hay handling, and maintaining animal welfare on a daily basis.

Daily tasks involve monitoring livestock health, assisting with AI procedures when needed, and performing routine maintenance on barns, pens, and equipment. The role requires physical endurance and adaptability to varying weather and field conditions.

Qualifications

• Experience with farm work preferred (minimum 2 months).
• Ability to lift heavy items such as hay bales and mineral bags.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain a variety of farm equipment such as tractors, skid steers, loaders, and feeding machinery.
• Mix and distribute rations based on livestock nutritional requirements.
• Monitor livestock health daily and assist during veterinary visits.

Skills

Manual labor

Animal handling

Tools

Tractors

Skid Steers

Loaders

Feeding machinery

Job description

Job duties include operating and maintaining a variety of farm equipment such as tractors, skid steers, loaders, and feeding machinery to support daily livestock and facility operations.

Feeding tasks involve mixing and distributing rations based on livestock nutritional requirements, lifting and handling heavy bags of minerals and supplements, and moving hay bales manually or with equipment. Animals must have clean, consistent access to feed and water, and rations

should be adjusted as needed based on health or seasonal conditions. Livestock health must be monitored daily, with signs of illness or injury identified and addressed promptly. Medications and supplements are administered as needed, and support is provided during veterinary visits by

gathering and restraining animals, preparing treatment areas, and recording health information.

Job duties also include assisting with cattle reproduction programs, including artificial insemination (AI) activities. Responsibilities may involve heat detection, proper handling and restraint of cattle, preparation and handling of semen and AI equipment, assisting with insemination

procedures under established protocols, and ensuring sanitary conditions during reproductive work.

Additional responsibilities include participating in forage production operations, including the production of hay, baleage, and silage. Duties may involve mowing, raking, baling, wrapping, hauling, stacking, and storing forage crops using appropriate equipment. Equipment used in forage

production includes, but is not limited to, mowers, hay rakes, balers, planters, discs, and bush hogs. Employees assist with monitoring crop maturity and weather conditions to ensure proper harvest timing and forage quality. Silage and baleage production tasks may include packing,

covering, and maintaining storage areas to preserve feed quality and prevent spoilage.

Fly and pest control measures include regularly spraying cattle with appropriate treatments to reduce the impact of flies and other external parasites, especially during warm months. Additional duties include cleaning and maintaining barns, pens, and handling areas; managing bedding

and manure; and ensuring a clean, safe environment for animals.

Routine inspections and preventative maintenance of farm equipment, buildings, and infrastructure are required, along with basic mechanical repairs. Tasks are physically demanding and require regularly lifting and carrying heavy items such as hay bales, mineral bags, forage materials,

and newborn calves.

There are few typical days and workers may be required to change duties and/or locations often and engage in various general functions. Daily duties may vary depending on crop, 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: See Addendum C

Experience wanted: 2 months

See Addendum C