Winter Livestock Worker
Employer: Lost Creek Dairy, LLC
Location: Roggen, CO
Workers needed: 7
Pay: $16.68/hour
Season: Oct 1, 2026 – Apr 1, 2027
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
Break ice and thaw lines; ensure barn heaters are operational and maintaining temperature for cattle; adjust ventilation as necessary based on temperatures and weather conditions; maintain clean, sanitary farm areas by cleaning stalls, pens, and equipment with disinfectants, brushes, shovels, hoses, or pumps; handling manure by scraping, piling, and loading; covering/uncovering feed; distributing, additives, and medications in prescribed portions; winterize, clean and maintain farm facilities and equipment systems, including washing parlor walls/floors/pit, bulk tank, feeders, pails, sinks, and pipelines, as well as maintaining and repairing systems, feed troughs, and trucks; keeping records; receiving and moving cattle; providing day to day care for cows, heifers, calves, and yearlings; observing animals for injury, illness, and growth/weight gain; assisting with calving and weaning; ensuring orphan calves receive colostrum immediately after birth; feeding, watering, nursing assistance, vaccinating, medicating, castrating, and providing hay as needed; change and maintain correct teat dips depending on temps and moisture; hand or machine milking; breaking ice in water troughs; sorting, segregating, and herding animals; identifying animals with brands, tags, paint, or tattoos; performing reproduction related tasks such as timely breeding.
*Shifts are 6AM to 6PM with one hour lunch. 5 days/week, with 2 days off, and days will vary.
Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
Meals: The employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities. The housing unit is equipped with a fully functional kitchen, with refrigeration, food storage, and eating utensils.
Transport: The employer will provide inbound and outbound transportation by air via the most economical airline. The employer will provide transportation for the workers to and from the airport to and from the jobsite in an employer owned 8-seat van. The employer will reimburse the worker for daily subsistence expenses during inbound and outbound travel.
Experience wanted: 0 months
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