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Farm Worker

S & V DAIRY LLC
Portales, NEW MEXICO

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Source last checked: 11/15/2026

Job summary

Livestock and animal-care worker

Pay: $15.96 / hour
Contract start / Contract end: 1/1/2027 to 3/1/2027
Education: No minimum education required

Experience required: Yes · 3 months of experience

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Job conditions

Pay: $15.96 / hour
Positions offered: 1 position
Schedule: Full time
Contract start: 1/1/2027
Contract end: 3/1/2027
Visa type: H-2A
Address: 1089 S RR 6
ZIP code: 88130
Hours per week: 48

Additional pay information

Applicants may be offered higher than the advertised wage rate due to experience or merit.

Duties and description

Original English description

Workers will perform general dairy farm duties involving the feeding, watering, handling, and care of dairy cattle and the maintenance of livestock facilities. Duties include distributing feed, monitoring cattle for signs of illness or injury, moving and sorting animals between pens and barns, replacing bedding, cleaning livestock housing areas, removing manure, and maintaining clean and safe working conditions. Workers will assist with routine animal health procedures, maintain feeding and watering areas, inspect water systems, and report maintenance or animal health concerns to the supervisor.
During winter operations, workers will perform additional cleaning and maintenance of livestock pens, feeding areas, water systems, and animal access areas as needed due to cold temperatures and adverse weather conditions. Duties may include addressing frozen water lines, clearing snow or ice from necessary access areas, replacing wet or soiled bedding, managing increased manure accumulation, and assisting with animal movement when weather conditions affect normal farm operations. Workers will also assist with routine dairy operations, maintain sanitation and biosecurity procedures, and perform other related dairy farm duties as assigned.

Requirements and occupation

Education: No minimum education required
Occupation: Livestock and animal-care worker
Experience required: Yes
Minimum experience: 3 months of experience

Drug screen after hire if accident or strange behavior is observed, given to both H-2A and US employees. (Paid by employer)

Additional requirements are listed in the job description.

Listing information

Case number: H-300-26295-316486
Case status: Certification issued

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