Livestock/Ranch Worker Company Swenson Farms Partnership

Location Cut Bank, MT

Date Posted 09/26/2026

Description Applicants must have a minimum of 20 days of experience with livestock care and provide the contact information of at least one reference who can verify experience and performance. Applicants hired must be able to obtain a valid Drivers License as driving on public roads may be required. Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of cattle for the majority of the workdays in the overall contract period. Duties related to the Production of Livestock will include the following check physical characteristics, observe general condition of livestock and the appropriate care; examine animals to detect illness/injury/disease, rate of weight gain or to determine offspring delivery time; assist in delivery; or administer medications, vaccines and/or insecticides; mix feed/additives and feed/water livestock; drive equipment to haul/distribute feed/water; confine livestock in stalls; castrate, tag livestock; clean/disinfect livestock stalls/corrals/sheds; hoist/stack bales of hay onto wagon/truck; drive, load/unload farm trucks and Ag exempt, non-CDL semi-trucks; transport crops to/from market/storage; operate vehicle, motor bike, or all-terrain vehicle in the course of performing duties; workers possessing the proper licensure may be asked to transport other farm workers. Job duties may require occasional evening and/or night shifts spanning two calendar days due to livestock demands. Extended hours may be required during peak production periods. Work hours may vary and t may be periods when little or no work will be available due to weather, time of year, and the requirements of the cropping program. The worker may be offered work seven days a week, as farmwork must be performed seven days a week. The worker will be required, however, to work the minimum number of hours indicated in Section A / Item 6 (45hrs). The worker may be offered more than the specified hours per day, but is only required to work the hours specified. The worker may be requested, but will not be required, to work on his/her Sabbath and/or on Federal holidays. Instruction, training, and general supervision will be provided by the farm operator or a designated employee. However, the worker must perform required duties without close supervision and listen to, understand, and follow simple instructions of the employer or supervisor. The worker will be required to return worn out tools, supplies, and equipment before new ones will be provided. Most duties are performed out of doors and entail exposure to heat, cold, dust, rain, and other environmental conditionsmon in fields, including mosquitoes during certain seasons. The worker must crouch, bend, and lift and carry items weighing up to 100 pounds in the course of performing required activities.