Livestock Worker (Beef Cattle)
Employer: FP Hacienda Properties LLC
Location: Coleman, TX
Workers needed: 6
Pay: $12.27/hour
Season: Nov 1, 2026 – Aug 31, 2027
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
Worker will perform manual livestock work on beef cattle ranching operations at employer worksites located in Coleman County and Williamson County, Texas. Worksites consist of multiple non-contiguous ranch properties with varied terrain, including open grazing pastures as well as rugged rangeland with hills, brush, rocky ground, and streams. Duties are performed outdoors in all weather conditions and require extensive walking, climbing, bending, lifting, and physical exertion on uneven terrain. Duties include: Feed and water beef cattle daily and monitor feed and water supplies, including checking and maintaining stock tanks, troughs, and natural water sources across all properties. During winter months, distribute rolled/round hay bales to cattle, including placing and positioning bales at feeding locations across varied and rough terrain. Herd, gather, drive, and move cattle between pastures and between ranch properties to ensure adequate access to forage and water, on foot or with assistance of vehicles or equipment as directed. Shift animals between grazing areas; segregate cattle by age, weight, and physical condition as directed. Observe and examine cattle daily to detect illness, injury, disease, or distress; report health concerns to the employer; assist with providing basic medical treatment such as administering medications or vaccinations as directed, or assist in arranging veterinary care. During calving season, locate newborn calves on pasture and rangeland, check calves for health and vigor, identify health needs, pair calves with cows, and provide care to newborn and young calves; assist cows with births as needed. Mark/tag livestock to identify ownership as directed. Assist with loading and unloading cattle for transport between properties. Inspect, maintain, and make minor repairs to fences, gates, pens, corrals, water systems, and related equipment. Clean pens, equipment, and facilities. Mix and distribute feed, mineral, and supplements in prescribed portions. Protect the herd by monitoring for predators and hazards. May operate or ride in trucks, tractors, ATVs/UTVs, and similar ranch equipment incidental to the performance of the livestock duties above, such as distributing feed and hay. Perform other duties related to the care, feeding, health, movement, and handling of beef cattle as assigned. Work is performed under the close supervision of the employer, who assigns tasks, provides instruction, and monitors work for quality and completion. No formal education or experience is required. Brief demonstration and on-the-job training provided.
Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
Meals: The employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities so that workers can prepare their own meals. There is a fully-equipped kitchen facility in each of the single family homes at the ranch. Kitchens have all necessary pots, pans, utensils, accessories, and equipment, such as refrigerator, oven, microwave, and sink, knives, forks, spoons, plates. Each house also has a large freezer, so that employees can store foodstuffs for longer periods of time after a big shopping trip. The kitchens have sinks with hot and cold water. The facilities are in working condition. The employer offers three crew-cab company-owned trucks for licensed employees to use after work and on weekends. Workers who have a driver's license may use these trucks to drive themselves and others to grocery stores where they can purchase groceries and other items. Employer will also drive employees to grocery store, if no licensed drivers.
Transport: Inbound costs: The employer prepays and arranges a private, chartered bus and bus driver to transport employees from two pick-up points in Mexico to the worksite. These pick-up points are located in Guanajuato and Monterrey. The private bus is fully paid by the employer and provided at no cost to the employee. The employer will reimburse the H2A employees in the first work week for the daily subsistence plus any travel expenses incurred to travel from the employee’s home to the pre-designated
Experience wanted: 0 months
Some WEEKEND hours are required. Workers must be available to work Monday through Saturday. Workers must be able to lift up to 80 lbs. Employees must be able handle animals, including newborn calves, with care so as not to harm or injure them. All applicants must be able, willing, and qualified to perform the work described in this job description and must be available and committed to work for the entire work period, November 1, 2026 - August 31, 2027
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