IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING WAGES FOR TEMPORARY AGRICULTURAL JOBS
The Department of Labor recently announced new minimum wage rates, called Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWRs), that employers must offer and pay, at the time work is performed, to nonimmigrant H-2A workers and workers in corresponding employment beginning on the effective date of the new wage rates. To see the new hourly AEWRs for non-range occupations (effective January 1, 2023) and the national monthly AEWR for herding or production of livestock work on the range (effective January 1, 2023), please visit: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/foreign-labor/wages/adverse-effect-wage-rates
Livestock Worker/ranch Hand
Western Sire Service
Gordon, NE
$17.33 per hour
Recruitment Information
- Telephone Number to Apply:
- +13082822021
- Email address to Apply:
- office@krebsranch.com
Job Description
- Full Time:
- Yes
- Number of Workers Requested:
- 4
- Job Duties:
- Performs any of the following tasks to attend to livestock: Feeding Cattle. Working and vaccination cattle. Maintaining feed equipment. Welding and carpentry maintenance. Inspect livestock for illness/injuries. Maintaining fences. Prepping ranch barns and cattle sheds for winter. Snow removal as necessary Checking and maintaining water for cattle. Calving begins January and runs through March. Cleaning barns and maintaining bedding. Moving cows to calving grounds. Prepping bulls for Annual Bull Sale in February. Moving and sorting bulls for weighing and testing. Cleaning barns and facilities after calving season. Spring vaccination, tattooing and working calves. Sorting cows to begin spring breeding season. Fencing summer pasture in preparation for turn-out. Prepping hay equipment. Moving cattle to summer pastures. Assisting in semen collection of herd sires. Drive to town for cattle supplies.
- Job Classification:
- 45-2093.00 - Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals
The job/industry classification and description includes general information on the position from ONET/OES and the North American Industry Classification System. Please review Job Duties and Job Order for more information.
Job Requirements
- Experience Required:
- Yes
- Months of Experience Required:
- 1
- Special Requirements:
- Minimum of 1 months of experience is required. Must be able to obtain a driver's license within 30 days of hire. Employer requires drug screen post hire at employers expense due to the liability of handling cattle. Employer requires criminal background check post-hire at employers' expense due to the presence of children on the farm and expensive tools and equipment. Failure to pass drug screen and/or criminal background check will result in termination of employment. Must be able to lift a 75 pound calf. Lift and carry items weighing up to 75 pounds. The worker will be exposed to extreme temperatures. Wage rate may increase with verifiable experience. Employer may reward exceptional work with monetary or other benefits in addition to those listed here in his sole discretion.
- Number of Hours Per Week:
- 48
- Work Schedule (Start/End time):
- 8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Employer Information
- Company Name:
- Western Sire Service
- Location:
- Gordon, NE 69343
- Telephone Number:
- +13082822021
Worksite
- Address:
- 1780 690th Road, Gordon, NE 69343
Job Order Details
- ETA Case Number:
- H-300-23277-409150
- Multiple Worksites:
- No
- Date Posted:
- 10/17/2023