General Ranch Worker
Employer
1447 CO Rd 237, Silt, CO 81652
Silt, CO 81652
United States
Job description
Five temporary position openings. $15.58 per hour + housing at no cost to the worker. A signed contract may be required. Three quarter time guarantee. Work tools, supplies and equipment will be provided at no cost to the worker. Transportation & subsistence expenses to worksite provided by employer or paid by employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract. Must be able to lift 75 pounds. Performs any combination of the following tasks to prepare and plant watermelon seeds. Install water systems--watering, weeding-- general crop care as well as maintaining water systems. Maintain water systems through harvest. Harvest and deliver melons for sale-- Clear fields for the next season At the same time, livestock care on the ranch -- to include beef cattle, goats, chickens and ducks. General livestock care through the season. attend to ranch duties. Tools to include post hole diggers, shovels, wire stretchers. Workers will maintain ranch buildings and corrals, and equipment. Clean stalls and corrals as needed. Workers must be willing to perform all duties according to the employer's requirements during the contract period. Workers will be expected to work in conditions normally associated with Colorado climatic conditions.
Special Requirements
The employer will provide workers compensation coverage for injury and disease arising out of and in the course of the workers employment and no cost to the worker and will be in effect not later than the beginning date of this job order.
The employer will provide at no cost to worker, a cell phone as an effective means of communicating with persons capable of responding to the workers need in case of an emergency. This devise may be used for emergency or business use only.
This may be substituted for other means if the conditions warrant. Worker will be directed and controlled by the ranch operator and/or designated foreman. However, workers are often required to work alone for long periods without supervision and to perform the required work reliably and properly. Three months prior experience as a general ranch worker and one satisfactory reference is required. The name and address or telephone number of the employer reference that can verify the workers experience