Ranch Hand
Ted Parker Cattle, LLC
📍 Lumberton, MS · Pearl River County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26208-126381
- 📞 Phone: +1 (601) 722-9081
- ✉️ Email: careers@parkerlivestock.net
Employer instructions
WIN Job Center applicants must be informed of the job order requirements, duties and qualifications. Applicants should be provided a copy of the job order to read before making application for the job opportunity. Applicants must submit a completed job application to Ted Parker Cattle (generic at WIN Job Center). Job application will be provided to applicants who call or "walk in ". Applicants meeting all qualifications required must be available at time and place necessary to begin employment. Must be available for entire contract period and able to perform all job duties. Applicants must provide documents to complete INS Form I-9 within 3 days of hire. Interviews conducted by phone or in person
Ted Parker Cattle prefers that job applicants: Email applications to: careers@parkerlivestock.net
Phone: Charli Brown 601 722-9081 Monday-Friday 8 am to 3 pm
Mail applications to: Ted Parker, Ted Parker Cattle, 165 Herbert Trigg Road, Seminary MS,
Applicants may call employer for appointment but are required to report to Ted Parker Cattle to finalize hiring requirements. In the event Ted Parker Cattle receives phone calls or walk-up workers interested in the job, the employer will inform these applicants of the requirements and duties and will consider them based on their qualifications. Ted Parker Cattle will accept job applicants until 50% of the contract period has elapsed and maintain recruitment documentation as required by regulations.
✉️ Application email template in English
Replace what is in brackets [ ] with your details. If the employer asked for another way to apply, follow their instructions.
Subject: Application for Ranch Hand (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26208-126381
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Maintain quiet calm demeanor working around cattle in close quarters (cattle pens and facilities). Unload, inspect calves for overall health and physical condition, weigh and sort into holding pens for processing based on treatment needs, size, and type. Deworm, vaccinate, ear tag, castrate and dehorn. Identify sick high-risk calves, sort and move to the hospital pen. Feed and water calves. Position feed bunks and water troughs for easy access to calves. Ensure that calves have access to fresh, clean water at all times. Mix feed. For 40 -50 days feed calves free-choice feed that includes wet corn gluten, corn and cottonseed hulls. Move calves to “grow yards”. Calves are forage-fed native grasses or cheap feed for about 150 days. Observe cattle closely for signs of distress, illness, or injury. Care for livestock using animal husbandry practices that impact the well-being of cattle and animal health. Load sellable size (700 -800 lbs.) cattle for transport to buyer.
Inspect and repair fences, ranch buildings, receiving areas, loading docks etc. Keep all areas clean and free of debris. Perform general farm labor jobs: maintenance on farm equipment (clean, oil, repair); repair and clean ranch buildings (sheds, barns, etc.); mow areas around buildings and keep clean and free from debris; control grass and weeds. Drive tractors and four wheelers, load and unload pallets with tractor.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | Not required |
| Other requirements | Driver's license required Lifting up to 50 lb Drug test |
4a. License not required to drive on farm property. 4b. Drive tractor/farm truck. Operate weed eaters, mowers, posthole diggers, power tools. Use shovels, hoes, pitch forks. 4d. Drug testing conducted at employer expense in case of accident or if employer feels it is necessary to ensure safety in the workplace. 4e Able to lift 50 lbs. 4f Work is performed outdoors and involves exposure to sun, rain, heat, cold, insects and other natural elements. Able to perform all job duties. Perform physically demanding job duties. Understand cattle behavior concepts and sensory characteristics for safe and low-stress handling. Hours of work may vary due to weather conditions etc. Must be available for entire contract period. Possess documents to complete I-9 and be available at time and place necessary to begin employment.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 7:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Weekly |
| Pay details | $8.84 H-2A |
| Housing type | Rental or public accommodations (Lumberton, Ms) |
| Housing | 30.9045682, -89.4105198 |
| Meals | Employer housing (group housing with shared kitchens and common areas, separate sleeping and bath areas) has free kitchen facilities for the workers that will enable them to prepare meals. Kitchen is furnished with stove, refrigerator, storage cabinets, food storage containers, cooking utensils, pots and pans, sinks, hot and cold water, cleaning supplies, and dishes. Washer and dryer are furnished. Workers are offered free transportation at least once a week to bank and to stores where they can purchase groceries and personal articles. Licensed drivers will be provided by employer for transportation to and from housing to job site and stores as necessary. Workers are equally responsible for cleaning housing and surrounding grounds on a weekly basis. Damages or loss of property not caused by normal wear and tear will be the responsibility of worker(s) found accountable and reasonable repair or replacement cost will be charged to worker(s). |
| Daily transportation | Free transportation will be provided for all workers from the employer-provided housing to the worksite each day and back. U.S. workers who do not reside in employer-provided housing can report to housing to ride in employer-provided transportation or establish a designated pick-up site to meet employer at each workday. Licensed drivers will be provided by employer for transportation to and from housing to job site and stores as necessary. Transportation provided |
| Travel to the job | Employer will reimburse the worker cost for the transportation, subsistence and lodging from the worker’s home to the worksite. Employer will reimburse an employee’s inbound transportation, subsistence, lodging expenses in the first workweek to the extent that the costs would bring the worker wages below the FLSA minimum wage. The balance will be reimbursed at 50% of the contract period.” Employer will permit workers to select any means of transportation they choose and reimburse wor |
| Pay deductions | Federal Tax, Social Security and Medicare deductions-U. S. workers State Tax deductions*-U. S. workers who choose to have taxes withheld Worker is required to notify Ted Parker Cattle in writing of their choice regarding withholding or not withholding tax deductions. Ted Parker Cattle agrees to withhold Federal Tax deductions and State Tax deductions* if H-2A workers request to have deductions withheld. *Employers are not required to withhold state income tax on agriculture wages in Mississippi. (MS 35.III.11.03 Chapter 03) Non-Residents or Persons who receive Mississippi income and the income exceeds the allowable deductions and exemptions, are required to file a tax return. Ted Parker Cattle reports all wages paid as required by law. |
| Case number | JO-A-300-26208-126381 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals (45-2093.00) |
| Employer's agent or attorney | Florene C Hardigree |
| Posted | Aug 20, 2026 |