Ranch Hand
Employer: WES Feeders, LLC
Location: Blue Ridge, TX
Workers needed: 19
Pay: $14.37/hour
Season: Nov 1, 2026 – Aug 31, 2027
Experience: 3 months
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
Assist in various breeding programs including heat detection and pulling for artificial inseminating. Assist in care of cattle to include vaccinating, branding, feeding, treating sick animals. Clean and feed barns and water troughs, mowing pastures, spraying weeds, building and fence maintenance. Work times and schedules vary. Must be able to lift or carry 50 lbs.
Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
Meals: Meals will not be provided. Employer will provide workers with free and convenient cooking
facilities to prepare meals. In the event that kitchen facilities become unavailable, the employer will not charge workers for meals. Employer also furnishes free transportation each week to and from town for personal errands (groceries, bank, etc.).
Transport: Employer reimburses foreign workers for all visa related costs incurred. Employer reimburses/ pays all non-local workers for costs
incurred by inbound and outbound travel expenses (daily subsistence, lodging, transportation), by the 50% mark of the contract period. In the event that a worker's expenditures drop their earnings below FLSA minimum wage, reimbursement will be made within the first work week. Transportation reimbursement is based upon the rate of the most economic common carrier.
Experience wanted: 3 months
This job requires 3 months of agricultural experience working on a cattle farm, handling both manual and mechanized tasks.
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