Livestock Worker/Ranch hand

Skill Level 1

Forage: Duties will include, but are not limited to: Land preparation, operating tillage equipment, cutting equipment. Take the hay bales to the storage barns/barns of farms that purchase the hay.

Row Crops: Duties to include, but not limited to: Workers may drive and operate farm machinery to plant, cultivate, harvest and store grain crops such as corn, wheat, soybeans, etc. Attach farm implements such as plow, disc, and drill to tractor and drive tractor in field to till soil and plant/cultivate crop. Bushhog fields. Perform variety of other duties such as husking and shelling corn, lubricating and repairing farm machinery and unloading grains onto conveyors to storage bins and elevators.

Alternative Work: General farm maintenance and other duties as required in the farming operation maintenance. Includes, but not limited to, prepare land for planting, fixing fence/production structures such as barns, maintenance of tool & equipment & other work as directly related to the crop activities for which the worker is hired. Participating in livestock operations and duties may include tagging, vaccinations, movement from pen to pen, and sorting. Such work will be offered when climate or crop conditions preclude working in the primary activities listed above.

General Conditions: If work is available beyond normal workdays, employer may offer, but not require, worker an opportunity to work additional hours. Workers will report to work at designated time and place as directed by assigned employer each day. workers may be requested to ten (10) hours per day depending on conditions in fields and the maturity of the crops. Also, workers may be requested to work on federal holidays and their Sabbath but will not be required. Workers may volunteer to work additional hours when work is available. Down time: Workers should expect occasional periods of little or no work because of weather, crop or other conditions beyond the employer’s control. These periods can occur any time throughout the season. Worker may be required to work in fields when crops are wet with dew / rain and should have suitable clothing for conditions which include light rain and temperatures ranging from 10 degrees to more than 100 degrees. Workers should be able to stand, bend, stoop and work for prolonged periods of time and be physically fit to perform duties as assigned. Care must always be exercised with any use of equipment.

Staggered Start Dates - The employer will be staggering start dates based upon the seasonal need of the crop. Below are the dates and # of workers; start date is on or around the dates based upon the need of the crop. Start Date: 01/15/2027 - 3 workers / Start Date: 02/15/2027 - 3 workers / Start Date: 03/15/2027 - 4 workers

Requirements: Physically able to bend, stoop, and able to stand on feet for long periods of time. Physically able to meet and perform all job specifications. May be required to take random drug and / or alcohol tests, at no cost to the worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment. All testing and background check will occur after employment has started and is not a part of the interview process. May be required to submit a criminal background check, at no cost to the worker. Felony convictions that employer reasonably believes, consistent with current law, will impair the safety and living conditions of other workers or other individuals on the farm will result in immediate termination. Failure to comply with request for criminal background check may result in immediate termination of employment.