Seasonal Livestock Farmworker

Seasonal Livestock Farmworker at Coleman Angus in Charlo, MT.

General farm duties include operating, maintaining, and attaching farm implements, tractors, and other equipment used to till soil, plant, cultivate, fertilize, and harvest crops; making minor mechanical adjustments and repairs to farm machinery; mixing and/or applying chemicals in accordance with applicable restrictive-use laws; removing undesirable or excess crop growth and rocks from fields; painting, repairing, and maintaining farm structures and fencing; cleaning farm areas; loading, unloading, and driving farm trucks; traveling to supply retailers to pick up or deliver parts, feed, supplies, and equipment; and operating motor bikes or all-terrain vehicles in the performance of assigned duties. Workers with the appropriate licensure may also transport other farm workers. Irrigation duties include operating, maintaining, and repairing hand lines, wheel lines, pivot systems, and flood irrigation systems. Workers may connect, align, move, and disassemble irrigation pipes; attach lines to water supplies; operate pumps, valves, engines, and sprinkler controls; and carry pipe sections weighing approximately 40 pounds on a sustained basis, including through muddy, freshly irrigated, or plowed fields. Flood irrigation work may include opening and closing gates, connecting pipes, siphoning and directing water, digging or clearing ditches and furrows, building or repairing embankments, and making minor repairs to pipes, spillways, valves, gates, and related frameworks. Workers may also lay out irrigation systems, lubricate and adjust equipment, replace sprinkler heads, drive chains, and other components using hand tools, monitor sprinklers for proper operation and uniform water distribution, and disassemble, service, and store irrigation equipment at the end of the season. Additional duties may include checking the physical condition of livestock; identifying signs of illness, injury, or disease; monitoring weight gain and animals approaching delivery; assisting with delivery, including pulling and resuscitating calves; administering medications, vaccines, and insecticides; mixing and distributing feed, additives, water, and mineral blocks; operating equipment to haul feed and water; herding and confining livestock; cleaning and disinfecting corrals, stalls, and sheds; docking, castrating, branding, clipping, tagging, and clamping livestock; maintaining animal records; and hoisting and stacking hay bales onto wagons or trucks. Workers may perform other related farm and livestock duties as assigned.

Job duties may require night shifts spanning two calendar days due to livestock demands. Work schedules may vary, and employees may be assigned to rotating shifts, including evening or weekend work as needed. Duties may change during the workday depending on crop/cattle conditions, weather, or other needs. Workers will perform a variety of farm labor tasks as assigned, consistent with the job description and within the certified hours. Workers may not be required to work for more than the number of hours specified in the Job Order for a workday, or on the worker's day of religious observance or federal holidays.

Work begins January 1, 2027 and ends October 31, 2027.

Pay is $16.83 per hour.

Housing is provided.

Typical schedule: about 48 hours per week.