Farm and agricultural worker

Ranch Hand in Shiner, TX

Esta e uma vaga para visto H-2A, o que significa que o empregador ja pediu autorizacao para contratar trabalhadores de fora dos Estados Unidos.

Empregador: South Texas Consultation, LLC
Onde: Shiner, TX
Vagas: 2
Salario: $12.27 per hour
Visto: H-2A
Inicio: 2027-01-01
Fim: 2027-10-31
Publicada em: 2026-10-19

O que voce vai fazer

PRIMARY DUTIES: Workers will perform duties associated with operating a commercial cattle ranch and horse operation in Shiner, Texas. The ranch maintains stocker cattle, a cow-calf herd, and trains roping horses. Employees will assist with livestock care, horse care, equipment operation, facility maintenance, and general ranch operations. Essential job duties include: Cattle Ranch Operations • Feeding and watering: Distribute feed, mix rations, place mineral blocks, and ensure automatic water troughs or natural sources are accessible. • Health monitoring: Check herds daily for signs of injury, illness, or disease, and administer required medications or vaccinations. • Calving and breeding support: Assist with birthing, care for newborn calves, and monitor cows during calving season. • Processing and branding: Handle branding, tagging, ear-notching, castrating, and weaning calves at designated times. • Herding and moving: Move cattle between pastures using horses, ATVs, or trucks to prevent overgrazing Horse Care and Barn Duties • Feed and water horses according to established schedules • Turn horses out and bring them in safely • Clean stalls, remove manure, strip bedding, and rebed stalls • Clean and refill water buckets and troughs • Handle large horses confidently and safely, including draft horses • Halter, lead, tie, groom, and prepare horses for riding or ranch activities • Pick hooves and observe horses for stones, cracks, heat, swelling, or tenderness • Maintain clean aisles, tack areas, feed rooms, wash racks, and storage spaces • Clean and organize saddles, bridles, grooming equipment, blankets, and other tack • Assist with saddling and unsaddling horses • Help load and unload horses when necessary • Monitor horses for changes in appetite, attitude, movement, manure, hydration, or general condition • Immediately report signs of illness, injury, lameness, colic, damaged fencing, or unsafe behavior • Follow feeding, turnout, medication, veterinary, and farrier instructions exactly • Assist with holding horses for veterinarians, farriers, and other equine professionals • Help maintain safe and professional horse experiences Grounds and Property Maintenance • Mow, shred, weed-eat, edge, and maintain ranch grounds • Keep barns, roads, trails, entrances, fence lines, and guest areas clean and presentable • Remove brush, limbs, rocks, trash, manure, and other debris • Assist with pasture maintenance, weed control, seeding, fertilizing, and erosion prevention • Monitor and maintain water troughs, hoses, irrigation systems, and drainage areas • Inspect fences, gates, latches, signs, and livestock enclosures • Make routine fence, gate, barn, and property repairs • Maintain the covered arena, including dragging, leveling, watering, and monitoring footing • Assist with seasonal projects, storm cleanup, freeze preparation, and fire prevention • Safely operate and maintain tractors, mowers, utility vehicles, trailers, skid steers, chainsaws, and other ranch equipment • Complete routine equipment inspections, lubrication, cleaning, and minor maintenance • Report larger equipment, fencing, water, or facility problems before they become expensive repairs General Ranch Support • Engage in equipment operation and maintenance using 75 and 100 horsepower tractors and skid steers. Assist with animal chores and ranch projects outside the horse operation when needed • Check gates, water systems, roads, fences, feeders, and ranch facilities • Help receive feed, hay, bedding, fencing materials, and other supplies • Maintain clean and organized shops, storage containers, barns, and work areas • Document completed work and report maintenance needs to ranch management • Follow ranch safety procedures and equipment operating requirements • Work cooperatively with management, other employees, and contractors

Como se candidatar

Candidate-se diretamente com o empregador acima. O Workmerica nao e uma agencia, nao cobra taxas e nao participa desta selecao.

Ver a oferta de emprego original

Fonte: U.S. Department of Labor, Seasonal Jobs.

Quanto isso dá por mês

Com 40 horas por semana, o valor nesta oferta dá cerca de $2,123 por mês antes dos impostos. Esse é o mês de trabalho padrão de 173 horas; horas extras, descontos e custos de viagem não estão incluídos.

Como funciona a permissão de trabalho em the United States

Employer-sponsored temporary or permanent labor certification. The employer files with the Department of Labor first. Which programme applies depends on the work and whether it is seasonal.

Publicado por U.S. Department of Labor, foreign labor certification