Winter Maintenance/ Livestock Worker

H2ajobs; Lavina (MT); Sur place; USD 24 000 - 30 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Employer-provided housing

Résumé du poste

H2ajobs in Lavina, MT is seeking workers for winter livestock production tasks. Responsibilities include caring for livestock, assisting with movement, feeding, and maintenance of equipment and facilities on-site.

Applicants should have at least 3 months experience, be able to work in cold winter conditions, and support loading, weighing, and basic health care activities under supervision. Housing and meals are provided by the employer.

Qualifications

• 3 months experience required
• Ability to perform tasks in cold winter conditions
• Capability to handle livestock and equipment safely

Responsabilités

• Apply medications to cuts and bruises.
• Assist in moving livestock to pens or pastures.
• Maintain tools, equipment and handling facilities.
• Monitor pen inventories with livestock manager.
• Assist with loading/unloading livestock per shipping schedules.
• Perform semen testing for breeding males.
• Break ice over frozen water sources.
• Clean and disinfect livestock corrals and pens.
• Restock bedding and clean stalls.
• Record weights and conduct year-end livestock health supply inventory.
• Prepare mobile trailers and barns for calving and spring turnout.
• Disinfect water troughs and feeding stations.
• Rotate drying areas to reduce bacterial risk.
• Evaluate and adjust feed rations based on body condition.
• Perform preventative maintenance on equipment.
• Remove snow from sheds and corrals.

Description du poste

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:

to maintain equipment and machinery to a standard established by the employer, work with and around farm machinery such as tractors, UTVs and ATVs for supplemental feeding purposes and movement of livestock, Workers receive daily supervision and on-site training (1-3 months). No independent operation of farm equipment with out supervisor approval and safety check, Work outdoors in winter temperatures.