Livestock Worker
Giesbrecht Farms
📍 Pecos, TX · Reeves County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26277-278278
- 📞 Phone: +1 (432) 448-9478
- ✉️ Email: agiesbrecht93@yahoo.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 Livestock Worker (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26277-278278
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Duties include monitoring the health and well-being of a small herd of cows and calves on pasture and rangeland, assisting with the calving process, delivering calves when necessary, and caring for orphaned or weak calves. Workers will assist with routine cattle handling tasks such as tagging, vaccinating, castrating calves, and applying identification as instructed; administering treatment to sick or injured animals under the direction of the employer; and assisting with pregnancy checking of cows in the fall. Workers will provide daily livestock care including checking water tanks, stock ponds, and mineral feeders; distributing feed and supplements as directed; observing cattle for signs of illness, injury, or distress; and promptly reporting concerns to the employer. Ranch maintenance duties include repairing and maintaining fences, gates, corrals, chutes, and barns; clearing snow, mud, and debris from working areas; maintaining calving pens and bedding; and cleaning and preparing facilities for calving and winter conditions. Workers will operate and maintain ranch equipment and vehicles such as tractors, ATVs, pickup trucks, and livestock handling equipment for agricultural purposes only. Throughout the season, workers will ride or travel through pastures regularly to monitor livestock, move and rotate cattle as directed, gather and sort cows and calves for branding, weaning, and shipping, assist with loading livestock onto trucks for transport, and perform general upkeep of ranch facilities and surrounding work areas as needed. During the slow season, the employer will assume responsibility for reduced animal management needs and routine herd oversight. Workers should have 2 months of verifiable experience working with livestock.
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. – 4:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Biweekly |
| Pay details | H2A Wage Rate is $12.27/hour. A worker can earn bonuses and/or wage increases based on performance and length of service with the employer, this benefit is at the sole discretion of the employer. |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Pecos, Tx) |
| Housing | Housing is a single-wide, 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, mobile home. Housing 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 and back each day and to the stores weekly. Workers will be transported by a 4 passenger 2006 2500 Duramax, a 4 passenger 2023 Toyota Tacoma, and a 5 passenger 2005 Chevrolet 2500 HD. All are 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. |
| 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-300-26277-278278 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals (45-2093.00) |
| Employer's agent or attorney | Head Honchos, LLC |
| Posted | Oct 16, 2026 |