Winter Livestock Worker
D & R Livestock
📍 Dixon, CA · Solano County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26292-308718
- ✉️ Email: detarlivestock@gmail.com
- 🌐 Website: www.caljobs.ca.gov
Employer instructions
Only applicants that meet all minimum qualifications for employment and who are able, willing and qualified to perform the work, who are eligible for employment in the United States, and who will be available at the time and place needed, should apply. Applicants may apply directly via method indicated or visit the local SWA to submit their application and be advised of the terms, conditions and qualifications for the job, pursuant to 20 CFR 655.155. Applicants applying directly to the employer via method indicated in the job posting will be reviewed and the employer will call the applicant to set up an interview time.
Applicants must provide the name, and working telephone number of the previous employer who is able to verify the worker's experience in the occupation for which the worker is applying. When an applicant has not worked, in the applied for occupation, during the past twelve (12) months, up to two (2) references will be required. If hired, the applicant must be able to provide U.S. employment eligibility and/or identification documents in verification of the applicant's right to work in the United States. The worker will be afforded the time allotted by law to produce the proper documentation as outlined on the I-9 Form. The employer will complete the EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION FORM (I-9) on each worker.
✉️ 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 Winter Livestock Worker (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26292-308718
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
All job duties are closely and directly related to the production of livestock during the cold winter months. Perform any combination of the following tasks while attending to livestock: administer medication as needed; assist in the maintenance of tools, equipment and handling facilities necessary to production; assist with hauling water when winter and drought conditions eliminate natural sources of water for livestock; assist with loading and unloading livestock according to shipping schedules; assist with sorting and cutting of culls; break ice over frozen water sources; count and load livestock onto trailers to send off to packing plant; feed and water and ensure adequate provision of both; feed supplemental rations to livestock when available forage is not sufficient to increase the plane of nutrition for multiple age groups; feed, water and tend to the dogs (both guard and working dogs); lift and stack bales of hay and sacks of grain and mineral onto a feed truck or wagon; monitor and treat livestock for internal and external parasites; monitor animals for weight gain, thrift and health problems; perform preventative maintenance on equipment such as grease and oil checks; set up, tear down and move temporary electric fence used to contain livestock in a specific area; tend to sick animals in the hospital pen; use proper animal husbandry skill to prevent hypothermia/abortion/death.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 6 months |
| Other requirements | Driver's license required Lifting up to 80 lb |
Required to: perform tasks capably and efficiently without close supervision, to operate equipment and machinery required to perform job duties indicated in a safe and responsible manner, work outdoors in all types of weather and may experience occasional exposure to hazards such as poisonous snakes, biting insects and extreme temperature, work with and around farm machinery such as tractors, UTVs and ATVs for supplemental feeding purposes and movement of livestock, handle animals using low stress handling methods.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 7:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Other |
| Pay details | Work performed in CA. Plus Room |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Dixon, Ca) |
| Housing | #10234 (Old House) |
| Meals | The employer will provide, without charge or deposit, free and convenient cooking facilities to prepare meals. Transportation to the grocery store will be provided to the workers at no cost no less than once every two weeks. |
| Daily transportation | Employer provided housing will be located at or near the worksite. Employer will provide transportation between worker’s on-site housing and work sites at no cost to employees. Employer provided transportation to and from work as well as to and from the grocery store will consist of passenger vehicles driven by the employers or supervisors. Vehicles will have a seating capacity 2 to 5. Transportation schedule will be established each workday for the following workday depending on work schedule |
| Travel to the job | Transportation to the place of employment (inbound):The employer will provide or pay for commercial bus or airline service to workers, or permit workers to select any means of transportation they choose and reimburse workers at no less than the most economical and reasonable common carrier transportation charges for the distance involved. Upon completion of 50% of the work contract period, the employer will reimburse worker for reasonable costs incurred by the worker for transportation and daily |
| 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 request. Transportation and subsistence advanced/paid to the worker may be deducted from the employee’s pay, but will be reimbursed to the worker upon 50% completion of the work contract. Employer will make the following deductions when applicable and/or upon request of the employee: elected benefits; loans and advances; long distance/data plans for personal telephone use. When it can be shown that damage to housing, tools and/or equipment caused by the employee (other than normal wear and tear) is willful or a result of negligence, the employer may demand reimbursement for the reasonable repair or replacement cost. 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 |
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- Dixon, CA · Jan 1, 2027 – Feb 28, 2027 · 15 openings
- Dixon, CA · Jan 1, 2027 – Feb 28, 2027 · 15 openings
| Case number | JO-A-300-26292-308718 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals (45-2093.00) |
| Employer's agent or attorney | Mountain Plains Ag. Service |
| Posted | Oct 27, 2026 |