Farmworker, Herder
Employer
633 Cass Pine Log Road
Rydal, GA 30171
United States
Job description
Perform any combination of the following tasks to attend to livestock on the open range: feeds and waters livestock, herds livestock to pasture for grazing; examines animals to detect diseases and injuries; assists with the vaccination of livestock by herding into corral and or stall or manually restraining animal on the range; applies medications to cuts and bruises; sprays livestock with insecticide; assists with castration; clips ID notches on or brands animals. Workers must be physically able to perform all duties described. Must be able to ride and handle horses in a manner to assure the safety of the worker, coworker, and livestock. Must be able to find and maintain bearings to grazing areas. Must be willing and able to occasionally live and work independently or in small groups of workers in isolated areas for extended periods of time. If a worker is able to obtain a valid US driver's license, he or she may be asked to transport other H-2A workers. Workers may be asked to prepare communal meals for other H-2A workers. 10 hours per day is normal but workers may be on call for up to 24hours per day, 7 days per week. Minimum 3 months verifiable work experience required. Employer-paid post-hire, random, upon suspicion and post-accident drug testing required. Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job: Cannot be afraid of heights; Near vision, far vision; Reasonable dust tolerance; Ability to work different shifts or variable hours; Ability to work quickly; Ability to lift and carry 50pounds; Ability to work in all types of weather conditions, i.e. fog, wind, heat, etc.; Prolonged standing, riding and/or walking on uneven ground during the work shift, and bending over repeatedly; Good finger dexterity; Firm grip; Repetitive movement of arms and shoulders, above and below head level; Repetitive use of wrists and hands; Pull, push and stretch repeatedly. The employer confirms that a minimum of 90% of the work contract shall be performed on the range for the total number of workdays requested.
Special Requirements
The ranch consists of hundreds of square miles of ground and is home to many thousand head of livestock. The ranch housing is located on the ranch and is considered traditional style housing, not tented temporary housing which is commonly found in many Range Herder operations. Although workers will be living in fixed site housing, they do not work in the house and do in fact spend their days on the open range. On Sundays when a worker is given the day off, other ranch personnel work in coordination to cover this day but, If a herders immediate attention is required on the range, such as a predator attack, the range worker is alerted to it via his two way radio or cell phone, both of which are provided to the range worker at no charge to the worker. Refer to addendum C for continuation.