Winter Livestock Worker

H2ajobs; Roggen (CO); On-site; USD 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing provided

Meals furnished

Transportation provided

Job summary

H2ajobs is seeking farm workers to assist with daily cattle care on a Colorado farm. Responsibilities include feeding, watering, milking, cleaning, and maintaining facilities and equipment, with strict adherence to sanitation and safety protocols.

Experience with livestock is preferred but not required; training will be provided. Shifts run 6AM–6PM, five days per week, with housing, meals, and transport arranged by the employer.

Qualifications

• Experience with cattle care and basic farm tasks.
• Ability to follow instructions and sanitation protocols.
• Willingness to work long shifts outdoors in varying weather.

Responsibilities

• Feed and water cattle, calves, and heifers.
• Milking by hand or machine and monitor milk quality.
• Clean and sanitize barns, pens, and equipment daily.
• Observe animals for health issues and report to supervisor.
• Maintain records of feeding, treatments, and temperatures.

Skills

Animal handling

Livestock care

Milking

Record keeping

Job description

Break ice and thaw lines; ensure barn heaters are operational and maintaining temperature for cattle; adjust ventilation as necessary based on temperatures and weather conditions; maintain clean, sanitary farm areas by cleaning stalls, pens, and equipment with disinfectants, brushes, shovels, hoses, or pumps; handling manure by scraping, piling, and loading; covering/uncovering feed; distributing, additives, and medications in prescribed portions; winterize, clean and maintain farm facilities and equipment systems, including washing parlor walls/floors/pit, bulk tank, feeders, pails, sinks, and pipelines, as well as maintaining and repairing systems, feed troughs, and trucks; keeping records; receiving and moving cattle; providing day to day care for cows, heifers, calves, and yearlings; observing animals for injury, illness, and growth/weight gain; assisting with calving and weaning; ensuring orphan calves receive colostrum immediately after birth; feeding, watering, nursing assistance, vaccinating, medicating, castrating, and providing hay as needed; change and maintain correct teat dips depending on temps and moisture; hand or machine milking; breaking ice in water troughs; sorting, segregating, and herding animals; identifying animals with brands, tags, paint, or tattoos; performing reproduction related tasks such as timely breeding.

*Shifts are 6AM to 6PM with one hour lunch. 5 days/week, with 2 days off, and days will vary.

• Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
• Meals: The employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities. The housing unit is equipped with a fully functional kitchen, with refrigeration, food storage, and eating utensils.
• Transport: The employer will provide inbound and outbound transportation by air via the most economical airline. The employer will provide transportation for the workers to and from the airport to and from the jobsite in an employer owned 8-seat van. The employer will reimburse the worker for daily subsistence expenses during inbound and outbound travel.

Experience wanted: 0 months

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