General Ranch Worker
Fuoss Angus Ranch, Inc
📍 Draper, SD · Jones County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26271-263955
- 📞 Phone: +1 (605) 669-2127
- 🌐 Website: www.sdjobs.org
Employer instructions
Referrals will be accepted from local Workforce Center offices. All applicants should be thoroughly familiarized with the terms and conditions of employment on the job order. Workers meeting all qualifications of the job orders should be referred to the employer. Employer will recruit through word of mouth efforts and will accept walk-in applicants. Employer will receive referrals of qualified applicants, interview workers, and make hiring commitments. The employer will not accept collect calls from the applicants.
A MINIMUM OF THREE MONTHS EXPERIENCE AS A GENERAL RANCH WORKER IS REQUIRED. Prospective workers must provide a reference from an employer reference who can verify the workers experience and satisfactory work performance. If related experience is older than 2 years, a second reference with contact information is required. Applicants must provide the name, address and telephone number of their references.
PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP: Documentation of legal right to work in the U.S. must be in the possession of the worker at the time worker reports for work and will be examined by employer as a condition for completing the hiring process. The employer or agent for the employer will complete the INS EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION (I-9 FORM) on all workers.
AGRICULTURAL WORK AGREEMENT: A copy of the agricultural work agreement contract or the ETA790 and attachments will be provided to the worker by the employer no later than on the day the work commences. The employer will follow all of the assurances and obligations set forth in 20 CFR 655.135.
✉️ 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 General Ranch Worker (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26271-263955
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
One temporary position opening. A signed contract may be required. Three -quarter time guarantee. Work tools, supplies and equipment will be provided at no cost to the worker. Transportation & subsistence expenses to worksite provided by employer or paid by employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract. Must be able to ride horses and/or ATV in order to move the livestock safely. Must have 3 months experience and provide (1) reference from previous employer with knowledge of applicants skills. Must be able to lift 75 pounds. Attend to livestock feeds and waters livestock by tractor and/or team on range or at ranch headquarters calving, maintaining cattle herd health. Repairs & cleans corrals. Wean calves, vaccinations and pregnancy check cows. Moves livestock to pasture for grazing. Assist with castration of livestock, and identification marking. Maintain all corrals, cabins, buildings, range improvements, and livestock equipment used for proper cattle management. Cleans livestock stalls and sheds, using disinfectant solutions, brushes and shovels. Must have knowledge of repair of fences for the safety of animals, irrigation knowledge and management, planting, cultivating and harvesting hay for livestock. Maintain ranch buildings. Maintain equipment in a working condition and observe safe practices. Assist with the shipping of cows and calves. Longer hours (night shifts during calving) and more days (up to 7 days per week) may be required when feeding cows supplemental rations, calving season, irrigation and haying season. Workers must be willing and able to perform all duties according to the employers requirements during the contract period. Workers will be expected to work in conditions normally associated with South Dakota climatic conditions. All materials and tools will be provided by the employer at no cost to the worker.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 3 months |
| Other requirements | Lifting up to 75 lb |
The employer will provide workers compensation coverage for injury and disease arising out of and in the course of the workers employment and no cost to the worker and will be in effect not later than the beginning date of this job order.
The employer will provide at no cost to the worker, a cell phone as an effective means of communicating with persons capable of responding to the workers need in case of an emergency. This device may be used for emergency or business use only.
This may be substituted for other means if the conditions warrant. Worker will be directed and controlled by the ranch operator and/or designated foreman. However, workers are often required to work alone for long periods without supervision and to perform the required work reliably and properly. Three months prior experience as a general ranch worker and one satisfactory reference is required.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Biweekly |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Draper, Sd) |
| Housing | Fixed Housing Two bedroom, two bathroom trailer house on ranch Tag # TBD NEW EMPLOYER AND IS GETTING HOUSING INSPECTED CURRENTLY. |
| Meals | Employer will provide, at no cost to the worker, utensils, utilities and facilities for use in preparing their own meals. Employer will not provide food. "Employer will offer free transportation to town for personal services (i.e. banking, groceries) at least once per week for non range workers." The employer will provide free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities to the workers to enable the workers to prepare their own meals. |
| Daily transportation | Workers will be transported to work site and home each day by horse back, ATV or motor vehicle, usually a pickup. The employer, at no cost to the worker, will provide transportation between the worker's on-site housing and the worksite per regulation 20 CFR 655.122 655.122(h). Workers can choose to ride to and from the location of work and home in two different pickup trucks that seat 5 each. Workers will ride in these pickups to purchase personal needs and to go to town when needed. |
| Travel to the job | The employer will advance transportation and subsistence costs from place of recruitment to place of work to both U.S. and H2A workers being recruited and extend the same benefit to workers in corresponding employment, consistent with 20 CFR 655.122(h). The mode of inbound/outbound transportation will be determined by and agreed upon by both the employer and worker for the most economical and reasonable common carrier transportation charges for the distances involved. |
| Pay deductions | Workers will be paid 2X per month by check. The employer will make the following deductions: FICA (if applicable); loans and advances (if any); long-distance telephone charges (if any); the reasonable repair or replacement cost of willful or negligent damage to housing, tools and equipment caused by the worker (other than normal wear and tear). No deductions except those required by law will be made which bring the worker's earnings below the Federal minimum wage. |
| Case number | JO-A-300-26271-263955 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals (45-2093.00) |
| Employer's agent or attorney | High Country Agricultural Services |
| Posted | Oct 1, 2026 |