Ag Equipment Operator

H2ajobs; King City (MO); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-provided housing

Meals provided

Transportation to stores

Job summary

H2ajobs is seeking workers to operate and maintain agricultural equipment across roughly 6,000 acres in Missouri. The role includes planting, cultivating, spraying, monitoring, and harvesting crops, as well as hauling grain and supplies to fields and grain elevators. General farm labor and field preparation are also required.

English proficiency is mandatory. Employer provides housing and meals, and arranges weekly transportation for groceries, with additional details in Addendum C.

Qualifications

• Must speak and understand English.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain agricultural equipment including tractors, planters, combines, grain carts, sprayers, trucks and other farm machinery.
• Plant, cultivate, spray, monitor and harvest crops on approx. 6,000 acres.
• Haul grain, seed fertilizer, and other material to and from fields, storage facilities, and grain elevators.
• Perform equipment maintenance and repairs.
• Prepare fields for planting, complete post-harvest fieldwork, and perform general farm labor as assigned.

Skills

English

Job description

Operate and maintain agricultural equipment including tractors, planters, combines, grain carts, sprayers, trucks and other farm machinery. Plant, cultivate, spray, monitor and harvest crops on approx. 6,000 acres. Haul grain, seed fertilizer, and other material to and from fields, storage facilities, and grain elevators. Perform equipment maintenance and repairs. Prepare fields for planting, complete post-harvest fieldwork, and perform general farm labor as assigned. 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: 3 months

Three (3) months 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 drug test at no cost to the worker and be subject to the employers drug free and alcohol free workplace policy including testing protocols. Testing positive for an illegal/controlled substance or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment.