Winter Mitigation And Livestock Worker

H-2A seasonal job with Postmus Dairy LLC in Dublin, Texas. Pay: $12.27/hr. Work period: 2026-10-01 to 2027-05-01. Positions: 6. About 48 hours a week. The employer's full description is in English on the official DOL job order.

Worker will be required to perform a broad range of duties found in SOC Code 45-2093 Farm & Ranch Animals such as: Break ice and thaw lines; ensure barn heaters are operational and maintaining temperature for cattle; adjust ventilation as necessary based on temperatures and weather conditions; maintain clean, sanitary farm areas by cleaning stalls, pens, and equipment with disinfectants, brushes, shovels, hoses, or pumps; handling manure by scraping, piling, and loading; covering/uncovering feed; distributing, additives, and medications in prescribed portions; winterize, clean and maintain farm facilities and equipment systems, including washing parlor walls/floors/pit, bulk tank, feeders, pails, sinks, and pipelines, as well as maintaining and repairing systems, feed troughs, and trucks; keeping records; receiving and moving cattle; providing day to day care for cows, heifers, calves, and yearlings; observing animals for injury, illness, and growth/weight gain; assisting with calving and weaning; ensuring orphan calves receive colostrum immediately after birth; feeding, watering, nursing assistance, vaccinating, medicating, castrating, and providing hay as needed; change and maintain correct teat dips depending on temps and moisture; hand or machine milking; breaking ice in water troughs; sorting, segregating, and herding animals; identifying animals with brands, tags, paint, or tattoos.

Work period: 2026-10-01 to 2027-05-01. Positions: 6.

Requirements: Three (3) months recent and verifiable experience required for the job duties listed. Be able to lift up to 50 lbs. Once hired, worker may be required to take a drug test at no cost to the worker and be subject to the employers drug free and alcohol free workplace policy including testing protocols. Testing positive for an illegal/controlled substance or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment.