Winter Cattle Worker / Calving Assistant

H2ajobs; Wibaux (MT); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing provided

Meals provided

Transportation assistance

Job summary

H2ajobs is seeking a Farm Worker to support cattle operations during peak calving and winter feeding. Responsibilities include assisting with calving, monitoring calves, vaccinating, daily feeding, pen cleaning, fencing, and general farm and equipment maintenance.

Experience with operating tractors, moving cattle between pastures, lifting bales up to 100 pounds, and driving trucks is required. Calving season starts in February; employer provides housing and meals.

Responsibilities

• Assist with calving and monitor newborn calves.
• Vaccinate and administer daily medications as needed.
• Feed and water cattle during winter periods; clean pens and maintain facilities.
• Mend fences, move cattle between pastures and perform general farm maintenance.
• Operate tractors and drive trucks to distribute feed; perform minor repairs on farm equipment.

Job description

Duties related to cattle support during peak calving and feeding periods, including assisting with calving, monitoring newborn calves, vaccinating, administering vaccinations and daily medications, daily feeding and watering only while cattle are in winter pastures and calving pens/barns, cleaning pens, mending fences, moving cattle to/from pastures, and performing general farm and equipment maintenance.The worker(s) will be required to drive trucks and other equipment to distribute feed to cattle that have been moved in for winter feeding.

Operate tractor to distribute feed for cattle. Lift and carry hay bales weighing up to 100 pounds; Physically break ice with shovel and/or spud bar in order to keep water supply open for livestock; ride horse and/or 4-wheeler to move cows to various pastures feed livestock supplementary rations and mineral blocks with feeding equipment. The worker(s) may be required to operate tractor to move snow in order to keep areas open for movement of workers, equipment and livestock. Operate ranch equipment and perform minor repairs and maintenance.

Calving cow/calf operation: Calving begins in February. During this season, worker will attend to cows and calves, assist with the calving process, and set up and clean calving shelters to protect cows and calves from the elements.

General farm work will include making minor mechanical adjustments/repairs on farm machinery; repair/replace fencing and farm structures; perform general cleanup of farm acreage; drive, load/unload trucks. Most duties are performed out of doors, and may entail exposure to heat, cold, dust, rain, snow and other environmental conditions common in fields. Worker must crouch, bend, lift and carry items weighing up to 100 pounds. Drivers License Required.

Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals: Kitchen facilities, utilities and utensils will be provided by the employer at no cost to the worker. Worker will prepare their own meals. Upon request, employer will provide transportation to stores at least every two weeks for shopping for food and other necessary items at no cost to the worker

Transport: The employer will pay for INBOUND and OUTBOUND transportation as well as all reasonable daily subsistence costs to amount to no less than those set forth in § 655.173(a).

Transportation to place of employment:

The employer may provide transportation to the place of employment by one of the following means:

Experience wanted: 3 months

Employer reserves the right to pay higher than the minimum wage.