- Full Time:
- Yes
- Number of Workers Requested:
- 6
- Job Duties:
- Attend to cattle. Duties may include feeding, watering, herding, grazing, branding, catching and loading, hauling manure and hauling feed. Inspect, maintain and repair equipment, machinery, pens, yards and fences. May maintain records on cattle; examine cattle to detect diseases or injuries; assist in calving; administer medications, vaccinations or insecticides as appropriate. Drive farm trucks, tractors and other equipment to haul feed and grain. Operate farm equipment to perform crop raising duties, i.e., planting, spraying, cultivating, fertilizing, etc.
The start and end of the workday depend on crop and weather conditions, which means work may begin or end earlier or later than usual. Evening and/or night hours may be required. Workers may be requested to work additional hours, weekends, holidays, and the Sabbath depending on crop conditions and need. Workers are not allowed to begin work before the scheduled start time or continue after the scheduled stop time.
No smoking allowed in housing, shops, vehicles, or any other equipment. No use of illicit drugs or narcotics. At the sole discretion of the employer, workers may be required to submit to a post hire drug test, paid by the employer. Positive results or refusal to take the test may result in immediate termination.
Only workers may live in employer-provided housing unless other arrangements have been made with the employer. Guests are allowed after work hours but must leave by 10:00pm. No modifications are allowed to the housing, i.e. removal of screens, removal of signs/postings, dismantling beds, moving furniture, etc. Workers must vacate housing immediately at the end of the contract or if terminated.
- Job Classification:
- 45-2093.00 - Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals