Feedlot Worker

Total Workers 1 Temporary Fulltime position from?11-1-2026 to 8-20-2027 45?Hours/week? $13.46/ hou US worker? H-2A Adverse Housing Compensation Adjustment -$1.86?-- Wage for H-2A workers provided housing is $11.60 Nature of the Need: The employer operates a beef cattle feeding operation with a recurring, temporary need for additional livestock workers from November through August. This specific time frame directly aligns with the natural life cycle of the cattle herd, beginning with the fall calf roundup and concluding with the final sale of yearlings. Job Duties • Cattle Care: Feed livestock daily. Monitor health closely. Doctor sick animals. • Herd Processing: Round up calves starting in November. Process and vaccinate cattle. Prepare yearlings for sale through July and early August. • Equipment Maintenance: Perform routine maintenance on ranch machinery. Diagnose mechanical breakdowns. Repair broken equipment promptly. • Facility Upkeep: Clean and maintain feedlot pens. Clear debris. Ensure proper drainage. • Infrastructure Repair: Inspect fence lines regularly. Fix broken posts and wires. Maintain secure boundaries. • Feed Processing: Mix rations accurately. Load and distribute feed. • Livestock Transport: Assist with loading cattle onto trailers. Help transport livestock safely. Job Requirements • Experience: Minimum 2 months of experience in a beef cattle feedlot or ranch setting. • Skills: Mechanical skills, demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and repair agricultural equipment. Experience riding horses. • Physical Demands: Heavy lifting up to 100 lbs. Prolonged walking, standing, and bending • Working Conditions: Extreme weather exposure. Outdoor work in snow, mud, and high heat. Housing and Workers Compensation insurance will be provided at no charge to the workers. Social security / Medicare Taxes and Federal / State taxes will be withheld from U.S. Worker's paychecks. Voluntary withholdings will be deducted from foreign workers' paychecks at their request. Employer will make the following deductions when applicable: FICA, loans and advances, long-distance telephone charges the reasonable repair or replacement cost of willful or negligent damage to housing, tools and equipment caused by the worker (other than normal wear and tear). To apply, applicants must provide their full name and contact information. Only those applicants who meet all the special requirements for employment and who are ready, able, willing and qualified to perform the work, who are eligible for employment in the United States, and who will be available at the time and place needed, should apply. Interested applicants and the State Workforce Agency may call between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Mon. thru Fri. MST. Applicants may apply by visiting the local State Workforce Agency to submit their application and be advised of the terms, conditions and qualifications for the job, pursuant to 20 CFR 655.155. Applicants must provide the name, and working telephone number of the previous employer being used as a reference (the reference must be able to verify the workers experience in the occupation for which the worker is applying). If hired, the applicant must be able to provide U.S. mployment eligibility and/or identification documents in verification of the applicants right to work in the U.S. The employer will complete the Employment Eligibility Verification Form (I-9) on each worker. The employer may be reached by the State Workforce Agency. A minimum of 2 months experience is required. In view of the statutorily established basic function of the Employment Service (ES) as a no-fee labor exchange that is as a forum for bringing together employers and job seekers, neither the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) nor the State Workforce Agencies (SWA) are guarantors of the accuracy or truthfulness of information contained on job orders submitted by employers. Nor does any job order accepted or recruited upon by the ES constitute a contractual job offer to which the ETA or a SWA is in any way a party. For more information on this job opportunity, contact your local Job Service Office or Job Service Miles City 12 North 10th St. Miles City, MT 59301 406-232-8340