Farm Laborer
Employer: Nelson Poultry Farms Inc.
Location: Wamego, KS
Workers needed: 2
Pay: $19.71/hour
Season: Nov 1, 2026 – Mar 15, 2027
Experience: 4 months
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
The role involves providing support in cleaning and disinfection of poultry houses, ancillary areas, and other support areas. The worker will examine animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and clean stalls, pens, and equipment, using disinfectant solutions, brushes, shovels, water hoses, or pumps. The worker will inspect, maintain, and repair equipment, machinery, buildings, pens, yards, and fences, as well as move or drive equipment from one location to another on the farm as necessary.
Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
Meals: The employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities so workers may prepare their own meals. Employer will provide (on a voluntary basis) transportation to assure workers access to stores where they can purchase groceries and/or other incidentals.
If free and convenient kitchen facilities become unavailable for any reason, the employer will provide three (3) meals a day for which it will charge individual workers, by payroll deduction, no more than the daily permitted amount as provided in 20 CFR 655.173, which was $16.78 as of April 7, 2026, and which may be increased during the period of this employment.
Transport: Employer will either arrange for inbound and outbound transportation via a charter bus service for the worker, or if the worker prefers to arrange their own transportation, Employer will reimburse the worker at no less than the most economical and reasonable common carrier transportation charges for the distances involved as well as for the related daily subsistence costs while the worker is traveling. Please see Work Term 1 of 12 for more detailed Inbound/Outbound Transportation arrangements.
Experience wanted: 4 months
Four (4) months of experience working with poultry required. Must be able to lift 25 pounds. Post-employment drug testing paid for by employer when applicable. Worker must be able to strictly follow biosecurity guidance provided by the farmer. Worker must be able to tolerate the strong smell of manure and cold temperatures for extended periods of time.
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