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OpenKSDiesel Mechanic

📍 Syracuse, KS

Diesel Mechanic

Full-time medium- and heavy-duty diesel mechanic for a growing agricultural calf operation in Syracuse, Kansas. Repair and maintain diesel equipment. Starting pay is around $18/hour depending on experience. The shop manager may evaluate skills and adjust pay after 60 days; an increase is not guaranteed. Two-bedroom company housing may be available for a small family; availability and terms must be confirmed.

full time$18/hour starting cash payHousing offered

Experience: Medium- or heavy-duty diesel repair experience

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OpenKSMaintenance Crew

📍 Syracuse, KS

Maintenance Crew

Full-time maintenance crew position supporting calf hutches and other departments at an agricultural calf operation in Syracuse, Kansas. Starting cash pay is $13 per hour, with shared employee housing, generally two people per room.

full time$13/hour starting cash payHousing offered

Experience: Ability to perform physical maintenance work

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OpenKSHeavy Equipment Operator

📍 Syracuse, KS

Heavy Equipment Operator

Full-time equipment operator at a working calf ranch in Syracuse, Kansas. Maintain pens and ranch roads and help operate feed trucks when needed. Starting cash pay is $15 per hour, plus a room in company housing, which may be shared. Performance is evaluated after 90 days; a raise is not guaranteed.

full time$15/hour starting cash payHousing offered

Experience: Experience operating heavy equipment

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OpenKSCalf Care / Hutches

📍 Syracuse, KS

Calf Care / Hutches

Full-time calf care at a growing dairy-calf operation in Syracuse, Kansas. Care for calves in hutches and support feeding, health monitoring and animal-care teams. Starting cash pay is $14 per hour, with employee housing provided. Calf doctoring and vaccination training is available; higher pay of $16–$18 per hour may be considered after evaluation, but is not guaranteed.

full time$14/hour starting cash payHousing offered

Experience: Hands-on dairy calf or livestock care experience

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OpenIARoute Driver

📍 Independence, IA

Route Driver

Full-time calf route driver based in Independence, Iowa. Drive a dually truck with cattle trailer between dairy stops, communicate with depot and dairy teams, and load and unload calves. Starting cash pay is $18 per hour, with a company apartment supplied separately. The route typically includes 6–10 stops and requires repeated lifting of calves weighing about 80 pounds.

full time$18/hour starting cash payHousing offered

Experience: Clean driving record · Ability to lift 80-pound calves repeatedly · English communication ability

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OpenKSCorrals / Cattle Handling

📍 Syracuse, KS

Corrals / Cattle Handling

Full-time cattle-handling work at a calf operation in Syracuse, Kansas. Assist with sorting, loading and doctoring calves in corrals, with a focus on safe animal handling and teamwork. Starting cash pay is $14 per hour, and employee housing is available. Further doctoring-team training and possible pay increases depend on evaluation and are not guaranteed.

full time$14/hour starting cash payHousing offered

Experience: Comfort handling livestock safely

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OpenMDEquine / Stable

📍 Chevy Chase, MD

Stable Hand

A busy equestrian barn near Washington, DC is hiring up to two full-time stable hands. Duties include daily horse care, stall cleaning, feeding, turnout, and general barn and facility maintenance. Prior horse experience is required; tractor skills are a plus. Must be authorized to work in the U.S. and pass a background check. An in-person trial-workday interview is required. Employer identity is kept private until an approved introduction.

full time$19-$21 per hour; overtime after 40 hours.No housing

Experience: Previous horse experience · U.S. work authorization · Pass a background check

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OpenKSFeedlot / Feedyard Worker

📍 Northwest Kansas, KS

Experienced Pen Rider / Cowboy

Hardy Hands is recruiting experienced pen riders for a Northwest Kansas feedyard operation near Oberlin/Oakley. Local candidates are preferred, but relocators are welcome and employer housing is available. This is a working cattle-health role for someone who can confidently ride pens, recognize sick cattle, doctor cattle as directed, and work as part of a reliable feedyard team. Submit your interest through Hardy Hands; candidate details are shared only after you approve an introduction.

full timeCompensation based on experience; discuss details with Hardy Hands before introduction.Housing offered

Experience: Commercial feedlot or pen-riding experience · Horseback cattle handling · Recognizing sick cattle

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