Winter Livestock Worker

H2ajobs; Groton (SD); Sur place; USD 17 000 - 25 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Housing provided

Meals provided

Transportation support

Résumé du poste

H2ajobs in South Dakota is seeking a farmhand to assist with calving, calf care, and winter livestock tasks on a rural operation. You will work closely with cattle, monitor cows and newborns, and support daily and nightly calving checks.

The role includes feeding, bedding, basic herd management, and maintaining pens and equipment. Employer-provided housing, meals, and transportation support are offered.

Qualifications

• 3 months experience in farm work or calving assistance
• Valid driver’s license within 30 days and clean driving record

Responsabilités

• Prepare calving facility and assist during delivery
• Care for newborn calves and nursing mothers
• Monitor cattle and bred heifers for labor; perform day and night checks
• Castrate, brand, clip or tag newborn calves if trained
• Feed cattle during winter, add dry bedding, and manage snow removal and fencing maintenance

Connaissances

Livestock handling

Driving

Description du poste

Prepare calving facility. Calve out calves during the calving season. Medicate, vaccinate and treat for seasonal sicknesses. Monitor cattle and bred heifers for signs of labor; perform regular and nighttime calving checks as necessary; assist cows and heifers during delivery when needed. Care for newborn calves and nursing mothers. Monitor newborn calves and nursing mothers. Isolate sick calves. Castrate, brand, clip or tag newborn calves. Feed cattle during snowy/subfreezing periods when no seasonal pasturelands remain available for them to naturally graze upon. Add dry bedding. Remove snow from farm property. Break ice formation in water tanks daily. Fix and repair fencing damaged by drifting snow. Maintain and repair livestock facilities and winter pens.

Benefits

• Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
• Meals: Fully furnished kitchen provided. Workers will have access to grocery stores at least once per week.
• Transport: The employer will provide advance transportation for reasonable (most economical) common carrier or other transportation which conforms to the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) in bound transportation (if it is the prevailing practice). If not the prevailing practice, the employer will reimburse the worker for transportation costs and subsistence to the employer's work site when the worker completes 50% of the work period.

Experience wanted: 3 months

Drivers license in 30-days. Clean driving record required