Farm Worker Position

We seek a person to work on our grass-fed dairy doing daily animal chores.

Heavy-lifting

There is back labor involved and heavy lifting needed. 5 gal. buckets of feed, hay bales, etc.

Hours:

Starting: 8 hr. days; 3 days a week; + occasional weekends  

Pay

The starting wage will reflect experience & age.

$15-$30/hr.

Paid twice a month.

Experience

Previous farm equipment operation would be amazing but not necessary.

Managing a grass-fed dairy operation takes a depth of learning and observation.

We are willing to train you if you are willing to put in the effort to learn.

Only apply if you’re willing to put in the effort.

Daily Cow chores (includes but not limited to)

  • Milking cows & washing up

  • Filling mixer wagon & feeding

  • Moving temporary fencing 

  • Seeding trays in fodder room

  • Mowing pastures through the growing season

  • Scraping manure from concrete areas

  • Spread wood chips in our free-stall barn

  • Moving manure

  • Fence maintenance

  • Dairy barn maintenance

  • Feed and move temporary fence for calves

  • Feed and monitor non-milking pregnant cows


Daily Pig chores

  • Feeding

  • Bedding


Machinery that will be used:

Tractors, skid loader, UTV,  manure spreader, mower, feed grinder, etc.

Employee prospect must:

  • Be honest, hardworking, and passionate about raising healthy foods for our communities.

  • Be willing to operate farm equipment

  • Be willing to work outside in any weather

  • Be aware the work can be physically demanding and dynamic in responsibilities

  • Have a cell phone ... easy to get a hold of 

  • Be ok working alone but also sharing some space with other team members…

  • Be willing to be in charge of the farm chores when the family goes on vacation

  • Be 18+ years old

  • Driver’s license & personal transportation required.


Personality:

Friendly, 

Willing to occasionally interact with customers, 

Kid-friendly… we are a family farm with young children

Open-minded, (we are not a traditional farm)

Willing to try new things,

Cleanliness is a must… we are working with food products.

Self-motivated/great work ethic

We are a working farm & need all workers to be engaged in the ongoing growth of the business.

Please read the entirety of this page before filling out the application.


Serious inquiries only, please! Our time is Valuable.


Interested?