Farmworker, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animal worker
Employer: WinStar Farm LLC
Location: Versailles, KY
Workers needed: 13
Pay: $16.50/hour
Season: Jan 10, 2027 – Nov 10, 2027
Experience: 1 months
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
Skill Level 1:
Attend to, groom, and care for horses according to instruction. Perform general stable care. Provide horses with water, food, and supplements, as instructed, and administer medications as necessary. Assist in pre-foaling, labor, post-foaling, foal turnout and care, and mare teasing and weaning. Transport horses between stable, grazing, and training areas as directed. Workers may perform other labor incidental to the listed job duties, such as cleaning animal’s quarters, maintenance of farm facilities and equipment, and other similar tasks. Workers will perform job duties according to the instructions and supervisor of the farm manager, horse trainers, riders and other senior staff. Extremely specific instructions will be given regarding the care of horses, sometimes on a daily basis. Workers will regularly report to their supervisor regarding work instructions/performance.
General Conditions: If work is available beyond normal workdays, employer may offer, but not require, worker an opportunity to work additional hours. Workers will report to work at designated time and place as directed by assigned employer each day. workers may be requested ten (10) hours per day depending on conditions in fields and the maturity of the crops. Also, workers may be requested to work on federal holidays and their Sabbath but will not be required. Workers may volunteer to work additional hours when work is available. Downtime: Workers should expect occasional periods of little or no work because of weather, crops or other conditions beyond the employer’s control. These periods can occur any time throughout the season. Workers may be required to work in fields when crops are wet with dew / rain and should have suitable clothing for conditions which include light rain and temperatures ranging from 10 degrees to more than 100 degrees. Workers should be able to stand, bend, stoop and work for prolonged periods of time and be physically fit to perform duties as assigned. Care must always be exercised with any use of equipment.
Be able to lift 50 pounds. One Month Experience
Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
Meals: The employer shall provide free and convenient access to cooking facilities or a kitchen so that workers can prepare their own meals. The employer will also provide transportation, at least once each week to assure that workers have access to stores.
Transport: The employer will permit workers eligible for travel reimbursement to select any means of transportation they choose, and employer will reimburse workers at no less than the most economical and reasonable common carrier transportation charges
Experience wanted: 1 months
Physically able to bend, stoop, and able to stand on feet for long periods of time. Physically able to meet and perform all job specifications. May be required to take random drug and / or alcohol tests, at no cost to the worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment. All testing and background check will occur after employment has started and is not a part of the interview process. May be required to submit a criminal background check, at no cost to the worker. Felony convictions that employer reasonably believes, consistent with current law, will impair the safety and living conditions of other workers or other individuals on the farm will result in immediate termination. Failure to comply with request for criminal background check may result in immediate termination of employment.
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