Livestock Worker
Livestock Worker
Job Type: Seasonal/Temp
Compensation: Hourly Wage
Seasonal job opportunity available on cattle farm during the winter season.
Business: Watkins Farms
Location: Griffithville, Arkansas
Contact: Bradley Watkins at (501) 230-2621
Email: bradleywatkins22@hotmail.com
Number of positions open: 2
Job order number: JO-A-300-26260-240605
Start date: 1st of December 2026 End date: 28th of February 2027
Job duties include but are not limited to:
- Perform general livestock tasks such as feeding, watering, herding, grazing, castrating, branding, weighing, catching and loading animals.
- Examining animals to detect diseases and injuries, assisting in birthing, administering medication, vaccinations, or insecticides.
- Maintaining animal housing areas cleaning stalls and sheds using disinfectant solutions, brushes and shovels.
- Drive trucks, tractors and other equipment to distribute feed to animals.
- Maintain ranch equipment.
Job qualifications and requirements
- A minimum of two months verifiable experience is required.
- Workers must be able to obtain their driver’s license within 30-90 days of hire.
- Workers will perform manual and physical work requiring extensive pushing, pulling, sitting or walking, frequent stooping, bending over and movements might be repetitive.
- Job duties include lifting of agricultural tools and equipment that weigh up to 60lbs.
- Most work is performed mostly outdoors, and workers will be exposed to extreme cold temperatures.
- No texting and use of cellphone during working hours, while operating machinery, equipment and driving vehicles.
- Wage rate may increase with verifiable experience. Employer may reward exceptional work with monetary or other benefits in addition to those listed here in his sole discretion.
- We enforce a zero-tolerance policy for drugs and alcohol. Being under the influence or in possession of drugs or alcohol while on duty, at the worksite, or the employer provided housing, or employer equipment and/or vehicles will lead to immediate termination. Smoking is prohibited in all farm buildings, vehicles, housing, and near equipment. These measures are essential to maintaining a safe and responsible work environment.
- All tools are provided by the employer.
Wage rate: $12.71 per hour
3/4th guarantee apply – for detailed description, please require from employer
Reimbursement for transportation and subsistence to worksite – 50% upon arrival and 50% at completion of work contract
Housing will be provided should you not be able to return home at the end of each workday
For information regarding terms and conditions of employment, contact Bradley Watkins at (501) 230-2621
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Watkins Farms Griffithville AR
Calf (e.g., feeder, stocker, veal) production