Farmworker

Job description

Workers must have at least 3 months of experience. One reference required.
Hay production, fencer, general overhead. Will assist in all aspects of hay production, including but not limited to irrigation (wheel lines, hand lines, irrigation guns, and flood) and baling. Tractor driving, raking, and swathing may also be part of duties. Fencing duties may include repairing or putting up new field fence, gates, or electric fence. General overhead may include digging or spraying weeds, repairing water, and supplemental feeding or handling of sheep. Western Range Association and its member ranches facilitate practices of good animal husbandry. Employees that are found abusing, neglecting or abandoning livestock entrusted to their care may be terminated for cause. If the negligent/abusive actions of an employee result in the loss/death of livestock/animals or cause harm to another person, the employee may be held accountable for these actions. The worker will live in the employer provided housing. Said housing will be clean and in good repair at the time it is provided to the employee. The employee is responsible to maintain the housing unit in a reasonable level of cleanliness in order to avoid flies, mice or other vermin. The employee is responsible to alert the employer of damage to the housing unit within a reasonable amount of time. The employee may be held accountable for damage to the housing unit that is the result of a dishonest or willful act or by the gross negligence on the part of the employee (normal wear and tear excepted). Hours per week up to 40, six days per week. Potential working hours are between Monday and Sunday 8:00 am and 8:00 pm. Day off may be on a rotating schedule. McCormack Sheep and Grain will be creating a schedule for this worker with a max of 55 hours a week depending on the work that needs to be done. The potential days on the schedule may be within any day of the week, however the schedule for the worker will not consist of the worker working 7 days in a row and at the most will provide 55 hours per week. The ¾ guarantee will be calculated on 55 hours per week. In Agriculture, sometimes hours needed to work is unpredictable.
The worker will live in the employer provided range housing. Said housing will be clean and in good repair at the time it is provided to the employee. The employee is responsible to maintain the housing unit in a reasonable level of cleanliness in order to avoid flies, mice or other vermin. The employee is responsible to alert the employer of damage to the housing unit within a reasonable amount of time.
The employee may be held accountable for damage to the housing unit that is the result of a dishonest or willful act or by the gross negligence on the part of the employee (normal wear and tear excepted).