RANCH HAND
Employer: MENDEL LAND & CATTLE PARTNERSHIP
Location: DOLAND, SD
Workers needed: 6
Pay: $17.92/hour
Season: Nov 10, 2026 – Mar 31, 2027
Experience: 3 months
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
ALL RANCH WORK PERTAINING TO CATTLE CARE THROUGH THE WINTER. BRING CATTLE IN FROM THE FIELD, EXAMINE, VACCINATE, CARE FOR AND FEED. KEEP RECORDS, MEND FENCES AND MAINTAIN ALL CATTLE STRUCTURES UNTIL THEIR RETURN TO THE FIELDS IN SPRING. ABLE TO LIFT 100 LBS REPEATEDLY, NO FEAR OF LIVESTOCK.
Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
Meals: EMPLOYER WILL PROVIDE FREE COOKING FACILITIES AND A FULLY FURNISHED KITCHEN.
TRANSPORTATION WILL BE PROVIDED NO LESS THAN ONCE PER WEEK TO THE NEAREST TOWN FOR GROCERIES, BANKING AND SUPPLIES.
Transport: EMPLOYER WILL PAY FOR OR REIMBURSE H2A WORKERS WITH PAY FOR THE FIRST WORKWEEK FOR COSTS INCURRED BY WORKER FOR VISA PROCESSING, INBOUND & OUTBOUND BORDER CROSSING AND ALL OTHER RELATED FEES. PURSUANT TO 20 CFR655.122(H)(1), THE EMPLOYER WILL REIMBURSE THE WORKER IN FULL FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED TRANSPORTATION COSTS AND REASONABLE SUBSISTENCE NO LATER THAN AT THE HALFWAY POINT IN THE WORK CONTRACT (50% PERIOD) IF SUCH PAYMENT WAS NOT ALREADY PAID IN FULL TO THE WORKER
PRIOR TO THE 50% MARK.
Experience wanted: 3 months
ABILITY TO OBTAIN DRIVERS LICENSE IN 30 DAYS OF HIRE, ABILITY TO LIFT 100LBS REPEATEDLY AND 3 MONTHS EXPERIENCE.
DRUG SCREENING WILL ONLY OCCUR IF THERE IS CAUSE FOR CONCERN WHILE WORKER IS CLOCKED IN AND SEEMINGLY INTOXICATED ON THE JOB, TO PREVENT HARM TO THEMSELVES, THEIR CO-WORKERS AND EMPLOYER EQUIPMENT, AT THE
EMPLOYERS COST. A POSITIVE TEST WILL NOT EXCLUDE A WORKER FROM HIRE OR THE RETURN TO WORK, ONLY ONCE THE BEHAVIOR IS REPEATED WITH A SECOND OFFENSE AFTER A WARNING WILL ON THE JOBSITE.
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