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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Livestock Worker

SAM D KENNEDY III

HAMPSHIRE, TN

$15.87 per hour

ACTIVE

Recruitment Information

Telephone Number to Apply:
+19312155117
Email address to Apply:
sam@glendalefarmtn.com

Job Description

Full Time:
Yes
Number of Workers Requested:
4
Job Duties:
This position’s primary job is to manage stocker cattle on grass until shipping late summer and fall. It would include most of the below description as far as animal welfare and care, just substitute stockers. • However, they may be assigned to help with lambing and managing sheep so most of the duties below and in our range lamber job still apply as well. • In addition. They need to be able to do growing season farm management – operating equipment, planting annuals for stocker and sheep feed, spraying weeds, repairing fences, cutting downed trees that are in fields and on fences. Must have 3 months experience birthing livestock with flocks of 600 head or larger. Working experience with 800-1000 head is preferred. Driver’s license is preferred. One reference required. Must be able to perform the following seasonal duties at the direction of the employer: Move pregnant ewes to birthing fields and pastures. Identify and sort heavy pregnant ewes from late pregnant ewes and separate groups accordingly, with the help of the supervisor. Be able to Identify animals for signs/symptoms of potential labor complications associated with the pregnancy and delivery process. Assist appropriately with difficult births to include, but not limited to, constraining animals as necessary and assisting in lamb delivery, grafting orphans or multiples to ensure optimal nutrition and survival rates. Examine and identify animals for signs of illness particularly related to gestation/delivery and administer vaccines, medications, nutritive supplements according to instructions. Help with unloading of mothers and babies and ensure lambs are with correct ewe and nursing effectively. Assist newborns with suckling the mother ewe or grafting onto a new ewe. Maintain clean lambing pens, feed and water livestock during the lambing period. May assist in tagging, vaccinating, worming and castration and docking of livestock. Ability to move family groups into field and watch for signs of lambs losing their mothers and assist with their relocation to reunite with the mother ewe. Able to identify health issues including but not limited to malnutrition of ewes, fever, pneumonia, foot rot, prolapse and mastitis. Ability to safely and humanely catch ewes and lambs with a hook. Ability to Incidentally construct, deconstruct and maintain temporary and mobile fencing systems to allow for the efficient and effective grazing of lambing ewes during the lambing season, to ensure ample, sufficient and proper pasture nutrition for the sheep is always provided, thereby constantly achieving the highest animal welfare standard possible. Animal welfare is our highest priority and main objective - constructing, deconstructing and maintaining fencing systems for the sheep is paramount to achieving that objective. Provides water to animals, including mild maintenance of water systems. Assists with branding, castrating, docking, shearing/tagging. Manages livestock to reduce overcrowding and to increase maternal/offspring bonding. Protects vulnerable livestock from predators by managing and feeding LGD (Livestock Guardian Dogs). Protects sheep from eating noxious vegetation. Occasionally, driver will pick up mothers and babies from one lambing location and safely deliver another for mothering up period. May need to haul and disburse water and/or supplemental feed with truck and trailer. Will include minor maintenance of water troughs and water lines. Assist with loading and unloading of livestock in trailers. May assist in moving livestock from one location to another with truck and trailer or moving herder trailer to new location. Must be able to operate tractors while maintaining adequate air pressure in tires and oil/fuel levels in machinery. Will be required to operate tractors and farm machinery as it pertains to the production of grain crops and supplemental livestock feed including but not limited to disking, planting/seeding crops, spraying, ground preparation and h
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:
3
Number of Hours Per Week:
55
Work Schedule (Start/End time):
11:00 A.M. - 11:59 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:
SAM D KENNEDY III
Location:
HAMPSHIRE, TN 38461

Worksite

Address:
5015 HOOVER GAP RD, HAMPSHIRE, TN 38461

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:
H-300-25003-591865
Multiple Worksites:
No
Additional Wage Information:
Employer shall provide housing and board in accordance with the rules and regulations of the federal government of the United States of America. Discretionary performance-based bonuses may be available. Payroll advances may be available.
Date Posted:
1/22/2025
Piece Rate Offer
$0.00

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