Farm/Livestock Assistant (EH-11138)

Hansen Agri-PLACEMENT • Full-time • IL, USA • USD $80k - USD $90k / year • 2d ago

PLEASE NOTE: We will not reply if your resume does not meet position requirements. Please understand your education and experience must match our job listings for you to be considered. You must be a U.S. Citizen or a Permanent Resident to be considered for any U.S. positions.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThere is NO closing date on this position. This position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nQUALIFICATIONS:\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n- Strong willingness to work with livestock, especially hogs and cattle.\r\n- Ability to perform daily hog chores, including feeding, loading, vaccinating, and general barn care.\r\n- Equipment operation experience (tractors, loaders, basic farm machinery).\r\n- Mechanical aptitude for routine maintenance and repairs on equipment and facilities.\r\n- Truck driving experience helpful; CDL not required, but willingness to obtain one is strongly preferred.\r\n- Ability to haul feed ingredients and/or livestock within 150-mile radius using farm plates.\r\n- Dependable and able to work in a team environment.\r\n- Versatile skill set - willing to work across livestock, maintenance, and field operations.\r\n- Good communication skills and strong work ethic.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nJOB DESCRIPTION:\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nHansen Agri-PLACEMENT is searching for a good Livestock/Equipment Operator & Maintenance Person for a diversified hog, cattle, and row-crop operation located in Illinois. This is primarily a livestock-focused role with responsibilities split between hog care, cattle work, equipment operation, and farm maintenance. The operation includes a wean-to-finish hog system with approximately 11,000 head on hand, housed in 9 barns, along with cattle and 2,200 acres of crop ground that supports the livestock enterprise.\r\n\r\nThe employer needs a hands-on, dependable individual who can:\r\n- Assist with daily hog chores (approx. 6 hours/day across all barns when needed).\r\n- Help with cattle as part of the regular rotation.\r\n- Make and deliver feed for hogs and cattle using on-farm feed systems.\r\n- Operate late-model equipment with GPS during planting, tillage, and harvest seasons.\r\n- Perform general repair and maintenance on barns, equipment, and facilities.\r\n- Occasionally operate a semi to pick up feed ingredients or haul livestock (CDL helpful but not required).\r\n- Participate in weekend and day-off rotations (one day off per week, every other weekend off).\r\n\r\nThis position is ideal for someone who enjoys livestock, is flexible, and wants to be part of a steady, long-term team.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nBENEFITS:\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nWork Vehicle\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nALL INQUIRIES ARE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL. NO FEES TO APPLICANTS.\r\n\r\nIf you feel that you are not a candidate for this position, but know someone who is, we do offer a Referral Bonus if we place your referral into this position.\r\n