Farmworker

Hoffman Family Farms · Argos, IN

Employment period: 2026-11-15 to 2027-04-01

Hours per week: 50.0

Pay conditions

$17.74/hr ( Wage offered to H2A worker only)

Job duties from the source

We need a seasonal employee for our winter calving season which starts in November and ends in April. A farm worker is only required on a seasonal basis since cattle will be brought in from pastures into feeding pens due to weather conditions. Cattle are cared for and fed during the winter calving season in the feeding pens. In the spring, cattle are released to pastures and no daily feeding or care is needed while in pastures. Job duties will include: clean stalls, pens, and equipment, using disinfectant solutions, brushes, shovels, water hoses, or pumps, examine animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and to check physical characteristics, such as rate of weight gain, feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies, herd livestock to pastures for grazing or to scales, trucks, or other enclosures, mark livestock to identify ownership and grade, using brands, tags, paint, or tattoos, mix feed, additives, and medicines in prescribed portions, move equipment, poultry, or livestock from one location to another, manually or using trucks or carts, perform duties related to livestock reproduction, such as breeding animals within appropriate timeframes, performing artificial inseminations, and helping with animal births, provide medical treatment, such as administering medications and vaccinations, or arrange for veterinarians to provide more extensive treatment, segregate animals according to weight, age, color, and physical condition, care for animals, clean equipment or facilities, examine animals to detect illness, injury or other problems, and treat animal injuries or illnesses.

Additional requirements

Job requires exposure to extreme outdoor temperatures, extensive sitting or walking, frequent stooping or bending over, repetitive movements. Must be able to lift 20lbs. Require a regular driver's license. Require 1 month farm experience.

Verification

H-2A disclosures

Housing: Check job order · Daily transport: Check job order · 3/4 guarantee: Check job order

How to apply

Workers interested in the job may reach the employer at the following address and phone number: Name: Todd Hoffman Address: 5640 W 950 S, Silver Lake, IN 46982 Phone: 574-268-7189 Applicants may call Monday - Friday between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm Applicants, Workforce Agency Personnel, Walk-ins, Gates Hires, etc. may: 1. Call for an interview during normal business hours at the number listed above. 2. Report to the farm office or worksite listed above. 3. Employee must be available and indicate willingness to work the entire season. Must have transportation to the job site at the start of the season. Transportation will be reimbursed. Must be familiar with the terms, conditions and nature of employment. Are legally entitled to work in the US. and able, willing and qualified to perform the work. Must possess documentation required to enable employer to comply with the employment verification requirements of IRCA. Accurate completion of Form I-9 will be required from each worker within (3) days of employment and/or hiring of individual referred through the clearance system. All candidates must be able to communicate in English to ensure safety at the workplace.

Recruitment phone: +15742687189

Recruitment: hoffmanfamilyfarms@gmail.com