Winter Maintenance/ Livestock Worker

H2ajobs; Fort Davis (TX); On-site; USD 21,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing provided

Meals provided

Transportation provided

Job summary

H2ajobs in Texas seeks a livestock aide to support winter production duties across the barn and pens. You will help with feeding, watering, handling, and basic health checks under supervisor guidance.

Responsibilities include moving livestock between pens, applying simple treatments, weighing animals, and assisting with shipping and calving prep. Housing, meals, and transport are provided by the employer, with on-site training and daily supervision.

Qualifications

• Experience of at least 3 months in livestock handling or related work.

Responsibilities

• Apply medications to cuts and bruises on livestock.
• Assist in moving livestock to appropriate pens or pastures.
• Assist with loading and unloading livestock according to shipping schedules.
• Perform basic maintenance on equipment and handling facilities.
• Weigh animals and record weights.

Job description

All job duties are closely and directly related to the production of livestock during the cold winter months. Perform any combination of the following tasks while attending to livestock: apply medications to cuts and bruises; assist in moving livestock to appropriate pens or pastures; assist in the maintenance of tools, equipment and handling facilities necessary to production; assist livestock manager in monitoring pen inventories; assist with loading and unloading livestock according to shipping schedules; assist with semen testing breeding males; break ice over frozen water sources; clean and disinfect livestock corrals, pens and handling facilities; clean stalls by removing soiled bedding and manure, replace with fresh bedding; conduct year-end inventory of livestock health supplies (e.g., dewormers, vaccines, halters, medical kits); restock mobile trailers and barns to prepare for calving and early spring turnout; disinfect water troughs, feeding stations, calving pens, and handling equipment according to veterinarian-approved disease prevention protocols; rotate drying areas to reduce bacterial risk; evaluate and adjust feed rations for livestock according to body condition and season of production; perform preventative maintenance on equipment such as grease and oil checks; remove snow from sheds and corrals; weigh animals and record weights.

Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals: The employer will provide, without charge or deposit, free and convenient cooking facilities to prepare meals. Transportation to the grocery store will be provided to the workers at no cost no less than once every two weeks.

Transport: Transportation to the place of employment (inbound):The employer will provide or pay for commercial bus or airline service to workers, or permit workers to select any means of transportation they choose and reimburse workers at no less than the most economical and reasonable common carrier transportation charges for the distance involved. Upon completion of 50% of the work contract period, the employer will reimburse worker for reasonable costs incurred by the worker for transportation and daily

Experience wanted: 3 months

Required to: Workers receive daily supervision and on-site training (1-3 months). No independent operation of farm equipment with out supervisor approval and safety check, demonstrate commonsense and awareness of safe equine handling procedures, i.e. no running in barns, shouting, abusing animals, leaving gates/stall doors/feed rooms open or smoking in and around barns, sheds or hay storage, to maintain equipment and machinery to a standard established by the employer.