Ranch Hand

H-2A seasonal job with Boarman Brothers LLC in Pawnee, Illinois. Pay: $18.75/hr. Work period: 2027-01-01 to 2027-03-30. Positions: 5. About 50 hours a week. The employer's full description is in English on the official DOL job order.

Duties may include: Drive trucks, tractors, and other equipment to distribute feed to animals during winter months when cattle cannot graze. Feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies. Break ice dams in water supply and water supply lines. Examine animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and to check physical characteristics, such as rate of weight gain. Mix feed, additives, and medicines in prescribed portions to ensure proper health and weight gain in calves. Clean stalls, pens, and equipment, using disinfectant solutions, brushes, shovels, water hoses, or pumps. Mark livestock to identify ownership and grade, using brands, tags, paint, or tattoos & other related Ranch Hand 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 period: 2027-01-01 to 2027-03-30. Positions: 5.

Requirements: Must be 18 years of age. Worker has 3 days from date of hire to show proof of legal authorization to work in the United States. Drug/alcohol/tobacco free work zone. Static strength; exert max muscle force to lift, push, pull, unload, carry objects up to 100lbs (possible 2-person); may climb, walk, stand, reach, balance, sit, stoop, bend, squat, wash, clean: equip, grounds, area. All applicants must be able, willing and qualified to perform work described and must be available for the entire period specified and work throughout all areas of intended employment. Variable weather conditions may apply. Worker must be able to obtain a valid US Driver's License within 2 weeks of reporting to work and possess/maintain a clean Motor Vehicle Record (MVR). Bonus potential based on work performance at the sole discretion of the employer. Employees are expected to keep employer-provided vehicles clean and free of trash. Workers may not post or remove notices, signs, or ... See attached Addendum C.