Ag Equipment Operator

H2ajobs; Faulkton (SD); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing provided

Meals provided

Weekly transportation to stores

Job summary

H2ajobs is seeking workers to operate a variety of farm equipment and perform field duties on roughly 8,000 acres of corn, beans, and alfalfa in South Dakota. Responsibilities include driving tractors, planters, and semi trucks during harvest, hauling crops and inputs, and general shop maintenance. Must be able to lift 50 lbs and work in extreme temperatures.

English communication is required. Housing and meals are employer-provided, with weekly transportation to stores when meals are provided

Qualifications

• Two months of recent and verifiable farming experience.
• Must speak and understand English.
• Must be able to obtain a valid driver’s license after hire and maintain a clean driving record.
• Be able to lift up to 50 lbs and work in extreme temperatures.

Responsibilities

• Operate and drive farm equipment (tractors, corn planter, combines) as part of daily duties.
• Haul and transport crops, fertilizer, and inputs to fields and storage facilities.
• Perform general shop maintenance and repair of farm equipment and buildings.
• Assist in loading/unloading materials, grain carts, and hay equipment.
• Follow safety protocols and communicate crop progress to farm managers.

Skills

English language proficiency

Valid driver license

Heavy equipment operation

Lifting up to 50 lbs

Tools

GPS guidance systems

Tractors and combines

Semi trucks

Job description

We farm approximately 8000 acres of corn, beans and alfalfa. Would like them to be able to drive a tractor and corn planter. Rake and Bale hay. Driving semi’s during harvest as well as operating grain carts. And general day to day shop maintenance. Job duties may include and are not limited to tasks such as: attach/detach implements; be able to handle working in high humidity; clean work areas; guide products on conveyors to regulate flow through machines; haul and spread materials such as but not limited to fertilizer to condition the soil; inform farm managers of plants or crops progress; load crops and drive trucks to transport to and from fields and/or storage locations or facilities; load and unload materials and commodities; load inputs and drive trucks to transport to fields; mix materials, dump solutions or seeds into planter, spreader, sprayer type machinery; operate self propelled machinery; repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment; repair farm buildings, fences, and other structures; set up repair, maintain, and operate specialized equipment; tilling soil, transplanting, weeding, thinning, pruning crops; use hand tools such as such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, loppers, knives, wrenches, crow bars, air tools, and electric tools; work in extreme temperatures. Equipment such as but not limited to the following will be used/operated by the workers in conjunction with the duties being performed: air seeders, augers, bins, silos, loading and unloading facilities, bailers and other hay equipment, combines or other harvesting equipment, dirt moving equipment, GPS guidance systems, grain carts, forklift, manure spreading equipment, mowers and other landscaping equipment, pickups, cars, etc, planters, self-propelled machinery, semi trucks, skid steers, swathers, bailers, and other hay equipment, tillage equipment, tractors. The workers will be performing the duties to help produce: corn, hay, soybeans. Must speak and understand English.

Housing:

Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals:

Employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities, all of which are in working order, including refrigeration, space for food preparation, cooking accessories and utensils, appliances, and dishwashing facilities so that workers may prepare their own meals. Kitchen facilities include adequate sinks with hot and cold water under pressure. Employer will provide transportation once a week to assure workers access to stores where they can purchase groceries, when the employer is providing cooking and kitchen facilities.

Transport:

See Addendum C

Experience wanted:

2 months

Two (2) months of recent and verifiable experience required for the job duties listed. Must be able to obtain appropriate drivers license following hire and obtain clean driving record. Be able to lift up to 50 lbs. Once hired, worker may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to the worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment.