FARMWORKERS, FARM, RANCH, AND LIVESTOCK
Employer: COTEAU GROVE FARMS
Location: SUNSET, LA
Workers needed: 11
Pay: $14.53/hour
Season: Jan 15, 2027 – Nov 14, 2027
Experience: 6 months
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
COUTEAU GROVE FARMS runs an equine and cattle operation. The farm staff is structured into two divisions. One being the equine side and the other being the maintenance/cattle side. There is a manager for each division, so COTEAU GROVE FARMS would like to have at least two H2A workers who are bilingual (one for each division, to help the manager with communication with any other foreign labor).
A. EQUINE DIVISION:
Job Requirements are listed below:
At least 1 bilingual worker
Must be Comfortable around horses
Job Duties of workers of the Equine Division:
- Stall Cleaning
- Yearling Sale Preparations
- Hand walking young, untrained horses
- Grooming
- Guiding horses in a well-designed equine pool
- Mixing and organizing feed buckets daily basis
- Our staff combines into groups that rotate weekend feeding/cleaning shifts so they will be asked to work every other weekend.
- The work days typically end at 4pm but the feed crew in rotation will usually stay later to feed closer to sunset especially during the hot summer months leading to an end time later than 4pm for that crew responsible for feeding.
- Some night shifts may be required during the foaling months
B. MAINTENANCE/CATTLE DIVISION:
Job Requirements are listed below:
At least 1 bilingual worker with a driver's license
Must be comfortable around cattle
Must be comfortable working a tractor, law mower, weed eater, chainsaw, and other similar property maintenance equipment
Job Duties of workers of the Maintenance/Cattle Division:
- Feed Cattle- put out feed, tubs, hay, and check water
- Check and maintain fences and pastures
- Record births
- Tag calves
- Monitor cattle health and alert someone if a vet needs to be called
- Keep grass mowed and fence lines clear of weeds and tree limbs
Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
Meals: EMPLOYER WILL FURNISH FREE AND CONVENIENT COOKING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES SO THAT THE WORKERS MAY PREPAE THEIR OWN MEALS.
EMPLOYER WILL FURNISH UTENSILS FOR COOKING, FOOD PREPARATION, SERVING AND EATING AT NO COST TO THE WORKERS.
EMPLOYER WILL PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO ASSURE THAT THE WORKERS HAVE ACCESS TO THE STORES WHERE WORKERS CAN PURCHASE GROCERIES.
Transport: THE EMPLOYER WILL TAKE STEPS TO ARRANGE FOR TRANSPORTATION OF WORKERS VIA BUS OR SIMILAR TRANSPORT FROM THEIR PLACE OF RECRUITMENT TO THE PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WORK PERIOD.
ADDITIONALLY, THE EMPLOYER WILL ARRANGE FOR TRANSPORTATION BACK TO THE PLACE OF RECRUITMENT FOR THE WORKERS AT THE END OF THE WORK PERIOD.
SEE ADDENDUM C FOR FULL DETAILS.
Experience wanted: 6 months
Workers for the maintenance/cattle division will need to be able to operate small farm and lawn maintenance equipment such as small tractors, chain saws, and weed eaters.
Workers may be required to take random, post-accident, and/or upon suspicion drug tests POST HIRE AND AT THE EXPENSE OF THE EMPLOYER. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment. It is important to the Employer that employees remain drug free while working with livestock and operating equipment as part of this agricultural operation.
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