Farm Operator / Cattle Herdsman

Farm Operator / Cattle Herdsman at Miiller Land & Cattle LLC in Mount Vernon, SD.

Duties may include: Operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery to plow, harrow and fertilize soil, or to plant, cultivate, spray and harvest crops. Load agricultural products into trucks, and drive trucks to market or storage facilities. Clean work areas, and maintain grounds and landscaping. Repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment. Inspect, maintain, and repair equipment, machinery, buildings, pens, yards, and fences. Clean stalls, pens, and equipment, using disinfectant solutions, brushes, shovels, water hoses, or pumps. Examine animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and to check physical characteristics, such as rate of weight gain. Drive trucks, tractors, and other equipment to distribute feed to animals. Herd livestock to pastures for grazing or to scales, trucks, or other enclosures & other related Farm Operator / Cattle Herdsman activities as per SOC/OES 45-2093 (onetonline.org).

Possible weekend/holiday work.

The employer may choose to pay experienced workers, regardless of origin, more than the published minimum wage rate. See attached Addendum C.

Work begins January 5, 2027 and ends October 31, 2027.

Pay is $17.92 per hour.

Housing is provided.

Typical schedule: about 55 hours per week.