Ag Equipment Operator

H2ajobs; Grundy Center (IA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-provided housing

Free meals and kitchen facilities

Job summary

H2ajobs is seeking a hands-on farm worker to power wash equipment and perform winter mechanical work in the shop on tractors, combines, sprayers, and hog barns. You will assist with repairs, upkeep of farm buildings, and must be able to lift up to 70 pounds.

English communication and a valid driver’s license are required. Employer-provided housing and meals are included, with transportation assistance to stores for groceries.

Qualifications

• Experience required: 1 month.
• Ability to lift up to 70 pounds.
• Must have a valid driver’s license.
• Must be able to communicate in English.
• Ability to follow instructions and troubleshoot problems.

Responsibilities

• Power wash all equipment used in the fall to prepare for spring planting and manure hauling.
• Winter work in the shop on tractors, combines, sprayers, manure tanks and other farm equipment.
• Assist with repairs and upkeep of hog barns and farm buildings.
• Maintain a clean worksite at the end of each day.

Skills

Lifting up to 70 lbs

English communication

Driver's license

Hand tools usage

Troubleshooting

Ability to follow instructions

Tools

Hand tools

Job description

Worker will be required to power wash all equipment used during the fall to prepare it for spring planting and spring manure hauling. During the winter months, worker will perform mechanical work in the shop on tractors, combines, sprayers, manure tanks, and other farm equipment. Worker will also assist with repairs and upkeep of hog barns and farm buildings. Worker must have knowledge of working with hand tools, be able to follow instructions, troubleshoot problems and ask questions when necessary, and clean the worksite each day.

Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals: The employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities so workers may prepare their own meals. Employer will provide (on a voluntary basis) transportation to assure workers access to stores where they can purchase groceries and/or other incidentals.

If free and convenient kitchen facilities become unavailable for any reason, the employer will provide three (3) meals a day for which it will charge individual workers, by payroll deduction, no more than the daily permitted amount as provided in 20 CFR 655.173, which was $16.78 as of April 7, 2026, and which may be increased during the period of this employment.

Transport: Employer will either arrange for inbound and outbound transportation via a charter bus service for the worker, or if the worker prefers to arrange their own transportation, Employer will reimburse the worker at no less than the most economical and reasonable common carrier transportation charges for the distances involved as well as for the related daily subsistence costs while the worker is traveling. Please see Work Term 1 of 12 for more detailed Inbound/Outbound Transportation arrangements.

Experience wanted: 1 months

Worker must be able to lift up to 70 pounds. Worker is required to obtain a driver's license. Worker must be able to communicate in English. One month of job experience is required.