Winter Ranchhand

H-2A seasonal job with Charlesworth Ranch Company LLC in Marathon, Texas. Pay: $12.27/hr. Work period: 2026-12-07 to 2027-01-31. Positions: 2. About 48 hours a week. The employer's full description is in English on the official DOL job order.

Perform any combination of the following tasks required in general ranch work and the production of
livestock through winter months: apply medications to cuts and bruises; assist in the maintenance of tools, equipment and handling facilities necessary to production; break ice over frozen water sources; clean and disinfect livestock corrals, pens and handling facilities; examine animals to detect diseases and injuries; feed and water and ensure adequate provision of both; feed cake and mineral to cattle in pastures; lift and stack bales of hay and sacks of grain and mineral onto a feed truck or wagon; load bales of hay and/or sacks of grain onto truck or trailer used for feeding; loading/unloading trucks; maintain/clean and fill water troughs and buckets; maintenance of farm structures and farm grounds; make certain animals have access to fresh water; mix and feed specific feed rations to cattle; repair and/or maintain fence and facilities to ensure the safety and health of animals and forage; use proper animal husbandry skill to prevent hypothermia/abortion/death; loading/unloading trucks; maintenance of farm structures and farm grounds; removal of excess plant growth from farm grounds.

Work period: 2026-12-07 to 2027-01-31. Positions: 2.

Requirements: Required to: to operate equipment and machinery required to perform job duties indicated in a safe and responsible manner, to maintain equipment and machinery to a standard established by the employer, work outdoors in all types of weather and may experience occasional exposure to hazards such as poisonous snakes and large game animals, biting insects and extreme temperature, work with and around farm machinery such as tractors, UTVs and ATVs for supplemental feeding purposes and movement of livestock, work with, repair and maintain both set field fence and temporary electric fence, assist in removal of snow from animal pens, corrals and roads within the ranch, assist with fire suppression and control to protect livestock and forage in the event that wildfires arise, Workers receive daily supervision and on-site training (1-3 months). No independent operation of farm equipment with out supervisor approval and safety check, perform tasks capably and efficiently with daily supervision,