Winter Ranchhand

H2ajobs; Stockdale (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-provided housing

Meals on site

Transportation assistance

Job summary

H2ajobs in Texas is seeking a dedicated ranch hand to perform a variety of tasks essential to general ranch work and livestock production during winter months. You will be responsible for feeding, watering, animal care, and basic maintenance of facilities and equipment on a ranch setting.

Responsibilities include assisting in equipment maintenance, fence repairs, and handling livestock to prevent hypothermia, injury, or disease.

Qualifications

• General ranching duties including handling livestock, feeding and watering, maintenance of facilities and equipment, fence repair, and herd management.

Responsibilities

• Perform general ranch work and livestock production tasks during winter months.
• Apply medications to cuts and manage animal health to prevent disease and injury.
• Feed, water, and ensure adequate provisions for cattle; mix and feed specific rations as needed.
• Maintain and repair fences, buildings, and equipment; operate tractors, ATVs, and related machinery.

Job description

Perform any combination of the following tasks required in general ranch work and the production of livestock through winter months:

• apply medications to cuts and bruises
• assist in the maintenance of tools, equipment and handling facilities necessary to production
• break ice over frozen water sources
• clean and disinfect livestock corrals, pens and handling facilities
• examine animals to detect diseases and injuries
• feed and water and ensure adequate provision of both
• feed cake and mineral to cattle in pastures
• lift and stack bales of hay and sacks of grain and mineral onto a feed truck or wagon
• load bales of hay and/or sacks of grain onto truck or trailer used for feeding
• loading/unloading trucks
• maintain/clean and fill water troughs and buckets
• maintenance of farm structures and farm grounds
• make certain animals have access to fresh water
• mix and feed specific feed rations to cattle
• repair and/or maintain fence and facilities to ensure the safety and health of animals and forage
• use proper animal husbandry skill to prevent hypothermia/abortion/death

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:

4 months

Required to:

live and work singly or in small groups of workers in isolated areas for extended periods of time, to ride, handle and tend horses in a manner to assure the safety and health of the worker, co-workers, horses, dogs and livestock, to operate equipment and machinery required to perform job duties indicated in a safe and responsible manner, to maintain equipment and machinery to a standard established by the employer, work outdoors in all types of weather and may experience occasional exposure to hazards such as poisonous snakes and large game animals, biting insects and extreme temperature, work with and around farm machinery such as tractors for haying and supplemental feeding purposes and ATVs for irrigating and the movement of livestock, perform tasks capably and efficiently with daily supervision.