Hog Loaders
Eichelberger Farms Inc.
📍 Wayland, IA · Henry County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26226-171129
- 📞 Phone: +1 (319) 256-6912
- ✉️ Email: scastaneda@eichfarms.com
Employer instructions
Applicants, Workforce Agency Personnel, Walk-Ins, Gate Hires, etc. may:
Call for an interview during normal business hours [between the hours of 8am and 4pm Mon. - Fri.] Contact:
Silvia Castaeda: (319) 256-6912
Employer Email: scastaneda@eichfarms.com
Telephone interviews may be conducted during normal business hours as stated above.
✉️ 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 Hog Loaders (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26226-171129
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Hog Loaders - Workers will load livestock from inside barns to the loading Shute, working with drivers to sort the animals safely, productively, and efficiently, properly using herding boards to move animals from pen to aisle. They will accurately count animals onto the truck and confirm with the driver the correct number of animals loaded. The workers will sanitize the barns, vehicles, and equipment utilizing appropriate machinery, disinfectants, and PPE while respecting biosecurity lines. They will split ill, injured, or small animals from the others and ensure the proper execution of euthanasia procedures based on the animal's size and that animals received have appropriate feed, water, and environment for optimal productivity. Employees will annotate information regarding loading/receiving times, number of live animals received, number of dead animals received, number of ill or injured animals, condition of animals upon being received, condition of trucks used for loading animals, and other pertinent production data. The workers will not be driving the trucks. Workers must comply with all employer biosecurity and disease prevention protocols designed to reduce the risk of disease transmission between livestock facilities. Compliance with these protocols is an essential function of the position.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 2 months |
| Other requirements | Lifting up to 75 lb |
2 months of experience working with livestock. Workers must be able to follow detailed biosecurity protocols. Workers must be able to lift and carry up to 75 pounds for 75 yards. 2 weeks of training provided.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 5:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Biweekly |
| Pay details | $13.72 per hour for H-2A Workers. |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Wayland, Ia) |
| Housing | (2 bedroom) 4 people |
| Meals | The employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities so workers may prepare their own meals. Employer will provide (on a voluntary basis) transportation to assure workers access to stores where they can purchase groceries and/or other incidentals. If free and convenient kitchen facilities become unavailable for any reason, the employer will provide three (3) meals a day for which it will charge individual workers, by payroll deduction, no more than the daily permitted amount as provided in 20 CFR 655.173, which was $16.78 as of April 7, 2026, and which may be increased during the period of this employment. |
| Daily transportation | The employer will provide three (3) meals a day for which it will charge individual workers, by payroll deduction, no more than the daily permitted amount as provided in 20 CFR 655.173, which was $16.78 as of April 7, 2026, and which may be increased during the period of this employment. |
| Travel to the job | Employer will either arrange for inbound and outbound transportation via a charter bus service for the worker, or if the worker prefers to arrange their own transportation, Employer will reimburse the worker at no less than the most economical and reasonable common carrier transportation charges for the distances involved as well as for the related daily subsistence costs while the worker is traveling. Please see Work Term 1 of 12 for more detailed Inbound/Outbound Transportation arrangements. |
| Pay deductions | Social Security, Federal Taxes, and State Taxes (will only be charged if applicable in the state where work is performed). If any advances are given to workers, they will be deducted from their checks. Any willful destruction of property will also be deducted. |
| Case number | JO-A-300-26226-171129 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals (45-2093.00) |
| Employer's agent or attorney | Farmer Law PC |
| Posted | Sep 1, 2026 |