Farmworker
Chaparral Feeders Inc
📍 Uvalde, TX · Uvalde County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26230-175388
- 📞 Phone: +1 (830) 278-6000
- ✉️ Email: blair@chaparralfeeders.com
Employer instructions
Interested applicants are encouraged to contact their nearest Local State Workforce Agency to inquire about this job opportunity and learn about the terms and conditions. SWAs may only refer for employment individuals who have been apprised of all material terms and conditions of employment and have indicated, by accepting referral to the job opportunity, that he or she is qualified, able, willing, and available for employment. Applicants may also contact the employer for a phone interview between 8:00am and 4:00pm, Monday thru Friday.
✉️ 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 Farmworker (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26230-175388
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Workers will feed and oversee livestock. Feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies. Drive pick up trucks, tractors and other equipment to distribute feed to animals. Examine animals to detect illness, injury or disease and to check physical characteristics such as rate of weight gain. Mix feed, additives and medicines in prescribed portions (60%). Maintain property line fencing that surrounds grazing lands where livestock feed and water (20%) property upkeep including mowing pastures, weeding, tree trimming and sprinkler and irrigation repair on systems where livestock feed and water (20%). Workers will perform record keeping and enter information into a mobile or fixed database system. Workers must have 2 months verifiable experience working with cattle in a feed lot setting. This is for the safety of the workers and the animals. Generally, workers will work 12 days on and 2 days off, Monday through Friday from 7am to 5pm and Saturday through Sunday from 7am to 3pm, hours may be more or less depending on how many cattle are in the yard. Workers must be able to communicate in English.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 2 months |
| Other requirements | Lifting up to 50 lb |
Hours listed in Section A.6 are the anticipated hours to be worked. The employer may request additional work hours based on weather conditions, crop delay, pests or disease, crop yield, available labor, and or productivity. Use of electronic devices during work hours is restricted to emergencies only.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 7:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Other |
| Pay details | H2A Wage Rate is $13.83/hour |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Uvalde, Tx) |
| Housing | Housing has 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom and is fully furnished and is owned and operated by the employer. |
| Meals | The employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities so that workers may prepare their own meals, this includes basic appliances, pots, pans, utensils, plates, bowls and dish washing facilities for meal preparation etc. The employer will also provide (on a regular weekly basis and at no cost) transportation, to assure workers access to stores where they can purchase groceries. |
| Daily transportation | For workers residing in employer provided housing only, employer will provide (at no cost to worker) daily transportation from the housing to the worksite(s) and back each day and to the stores weekly. Workers will be transported by a 5 passenger 2012 F Series Pickup that is owned and insured by the employer. Transportation will meet all required regulations. |
| Travel to the job | The employer offers prearranged chartered or commercial bus, van, or plane whichever is the most economical and reasonable means for the distance involved for the inbound and outbound workers travel. Refer to Addendum C for continuation |
| Pay deductions | All deductions required by law will be made from the worker’s paycheck. Social security, federal and state (if applicable) taxes will only be deducted from foreign H-2A workers upon written request. All workers are subject to reasonable repair cost of damage for the repair/replacement of tools and or equipment and the reasonable cost of negligent damage to lodging facilities and vehicles if worker is shown to have caused the shortage or damage by a dishonest or willful act. This may be charged to worker after damage has occurred and upon employees written authorization to make the deduction. Workers who quit or are terminated for cause prior to completing 50% of the contract will be required to reimburse the employer for the full amounts of advanced and/or reimbursed transportation and subsistence. |
| Case number | JO-A-300-26230-175388 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals (45-2093.00) |
| Employer's agent or attorney | Head Honchos LLC |
| Posted | Aug 24, 2026 |