Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals - Livestock
Employer: Rupp Ranches
Location: Helix, OR
Workers needed: 3
Pay: $17.65/hour
Season: Jan 1, 2027 – Oct 31, 2027
Experience: 3 months
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
Feed and water livestock across different pastures and monitor food and water supplies, troughs, pumps, and lines. Maintain water troughs, supplies, pumps, and lines used to provide water to the cattle in the fields. Place, monitor, and maintain salt and mineral licks in pastures and feeding areas for cattle. Maintain fencing around pastures and report to the direct supervisor on any weak spots or areas that need repair. Help with calving heifers. Provide medical treatment as necessary, such as administering medications and vaccinations, or arrange for veterinarians to provide more extensive treatment. Perform duties related to livestock reproduction, such as breeding animals within appropriate timeframes, performing artificial inseminations, and helping with animal births. Maintaining divides between pastures. Maintain growth, feeding, production, and cost records. Maintaining pastures and preparing the ground for occupation by cattle. Move equipment or livestock from one farm location, pasture, or worksite to another, manually, or using trucks or carts. Groom, clip, trim, or castrate animals, dock ears and tails. Clean stalls, pens, and equipment, using disinfectant solutions, brushes, shovels, water hoses, or pumps. Inspect and maintain equipment, machinery, buildings, pens, yards, and fences. Segregate animals according to weight, age, color, and physical condition. Mark livestock to identify ownership and grade, using brands, tags, paint, or tattoos. Herd livestock to pastures for grazing or to scales, trucks, or other enclosures. Drive trucks to haul water, supplies, tools, livestock, and farmworkers.
Farming with: Beef Cattle. No CDL Required and no commercial truck driving required.
Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
Meals: Employer-provided housing includes free and convenient kitchen facilities with appropriate equipment, appliances, cooking accessories, and dishwashing facilities for meal preparation. For workers residing in employer-provided housing, employer also provides free transportation once per week to/from closest town or city for personal errands (e.g., groceries, banking services).
Transport: The employer will permit workers to select any means of transportation they choose and provide reimbursement upon arrival at the farm for all inbound and outbound transportation at no less than the most economical and reasonable common carrier transportation charges for the distance involved. This may include plane, train, bus, or automobile.
Experience wanted: 3 months
Minimum of 3 months of experience is required. Must be able to obtain a driver's license within 30 days of hire. Employer requires drug screen post hire at employers expense due to the liability of operating equipment. Employer requires criminal background check post-hire at employers' expense due to the presence of children on the farm and expensive tools and equipment. Failure to pass drug screen and/or criminal background check will result in termination of employment. Lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds. Extensive pushing and pulling is required. Extensive sitting is required. Extensive walking is required. Frequent stooping is required. Repetitive movements is required. Workers must have positive verifiable experience relevant to the job and be capable of performing physically demanding tasks. Workers must be able to speak English.
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