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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

2

Job Duties:

Duties include monitoring the health and well-being of a small herd of cows and calves on pasture and rangeland, assisting with the calving process, delivering calves when necessary, and caring for orphaned or weak calves. Workers will assist with routine cattle handling tasks such as tagging, vaccinating, castrating calves, and applying identification as instructed; administering treatment to sick or injured animals under the direction of the employer; and assisting with pregnancy checking of cows in the fall. Workers will provide daily livestock care including checking water tanks, stock ponds, and mineral feeders; distributing feed and supplements as directed; observing cattle for signs of illness, injury, or distress; and promptly reporting concerns to the employer. Ranch maintenance duties include repairing and maintaining fences, gates, corrals, chutes, and barns; clearing snow, mud, and debris from working areas; maintaining calving pens and bedding; and cleaning and preparing facilities for calving and winter conditions. Workers will operate and maintain ranch equipment and vehicles such as tractors, ATVs, pickup trucks, and livestock handling equipment for agricultural purposes only. Throughout the season, workers will ride or travel through pastures regularly to monitor livestock, move and rotate cattle as directed, gather and sort cows and calves for branding, weaning, and shipping, assist with loading livestock onto trucks for transport, and perform general upkeep of ranch facilities and surrounding work areas as needed.

Job Classification:

45-2092.00 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

No

Special Requirements:

Hours listed in Section A.6 are the anticipated hours to be worked. The employer may request additional work hours based on weather conditions, crop delay, pests or disease, crop yield, available labor, and or productivity. Use of electronic devices during work hours is restricted to emergencies only.

Number of Hours Per Week:

55

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

7:00 A.M. - 5:30 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Vaquero Cattle, LLC

Location:

D'Hanis, TX 78850

Worksite

Address:

333 PR 321, D'Hanis, TX 78850

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-26046-642147

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

H2A Wage Rate is $11.81/hour. A worker can earn bonuses and/or wage increases based on performance and length of service with the employer, this benefit is at the sole discretion of the employer.

Date Posted:

3/4/2026

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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