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Winter Maintenance/ Livestock Worker

Haxtun, CO

$16.68 an hourSeasonalMaintenance & repairPosted 4 days ago

Accommodation providedSeasonal job, employer also hiring on H-2A visas

Work dates

15 Dec 2026 to 14 Feb 2027

Openings

1

All job duties are closely and directly related to the production of livestock during the cold winter months. Perform any combination of the following tasks while attending to livestock: apply medications to cuts and bruises; assist in moving livestock to appropriate pens or pastures; assist in the maintenance of tools, equipment and handling facilities necessary to production; assist livestock manager in monitoring pen inventories; assist with loading and unloading livestock according to shipping schedules; assist with semen testing breeding males; break ice over frozen water sources; clean and disinfect livestock corrals, pens and handling facilities; clean stalls by removing soiled bedding and manure,replace with fresh bedding; conduct year-end inventory of livestock health supplies (e.g., dewormers, vaccines, halters, medical kits); restock mobile trailers and barns to prepare for calving and early spring turnout; disinfect water troughs, feeding stations, calving pens, and handling equipment according to veterinarian-approved disease prevention protocols; rotate drying areas to reduce bacterial risk; evaluate and adjust feed rations for livestock according to body condition and season of production; perform preventative maintenance on equipment such as grease and oil checks; remove snow from sheds and corrals; weigh animals and record weights.

This employer has also applied to bring in seasonal workers on H-2A visas, so the opening is on public record with the US Department of Labor. Workers already in the United States may apply. SeasonalJobs.dol.gov