Ag Equipment Operator

H2ajobs; Linton (ND); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing provided

Meals provided

Transport reimbursement

Job summary

H2ajobs is seeking a farm worker to maintain machinery, herd cattle, feed livestock, and transport crops and supplies on our North Dakota farm. The role requires ability to perform physically demanding tasks in extreme temperatures and to work with English-speaking teams.

Responsibilities include operating equipment, maintaining buildings and fences, moving animals between pastures, and coordinating basic medical needs or veterinarian arrangements as required.

Qualifications

• 1 month of experience required.
• Must be able to obtain a driverfers license within 30 days of hire.
• Employer requires drug screen post hire at employer's expense.
• Criminal background check post-hire at employer's expense.
• Worker exposed to extreme temperatures and physically demanding tasks.

Responsibilities

• Maintain farm machinery and notify supervisors when machinery malfunctions.
• Drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools, or workers.
• Maintain farm buildings, fences and structures; feed and water livestock.
• Herd livestock to pastures, scales or enclosures; monitor health and growth.
• Provide basic medical treatment or coordinate Vet care as needed.
• Brand and identify livestock; manage animal reproduction activities.
• Move equipment and livestock between locations on the farm; clean stalls and pens.
• Spray livestock with disinfectants or insecticides; manage feed mixing and delivery.

Job description

Maintain farm machinery and notify supervisors when machinery malfunctions. Drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers. Maintain farm buildings, fences, and other structures. Feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies. Herd livestock to pastures for grazing or to scales, trucks, or other enclosures. Examine animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and to check physical characteristics, such as rate of weight gain. Provide medical treatment, such as administering medications and vaccinations, or arrange for veterinarians to provide more extensive treatment. Mark livestock to identify ownership and grade, using brands, tags, paint, or tattoos. Maintain

heated watering system. Segregate animals according to weight, age, color, and physical condition. Maintain equipment, machinery, buildings, pens, yards, and fences. Move equipment or livestock from one location to another on the farm. Clean stalls, pens, and equipment, using disinfectant solutions, brushes, shovels, water hoses, or pumps. Mix feed, additives, and medicines in prescribed portions. Shift animals between grazing areas to ensure that they have sufficient access to food. Protect herds from predators, using trained dogs. Order food for animals, and arrange for its delivery. Perform duties related to livestock reproduction, such as breeding animals within appropriate timeframes, performing artificial inseminations, and helping with animal births. Patrol grazing lands on horseback or using all-terrain vehicles. Maintain growth, feeding, production, and cost records. Groom, clip, trim, or castrate animals, dock ears and tails, or shear coats to collect hair. Spray livestock with disinfectants and insecticides, or dip or bathe animals. Operate snow removal equipment in order to operate feed wagons. Remove ice formed in water. Confine livestock in stalls. Farming with: Beef Cattl. No CDL Required and no commercial truck driving required.

Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals: Employer-provided housing includes free and convenient kitchen facilities with appropriate equipment, appliances, cooking accessories, and dishwashing facilities for meal preparation. For workers residing in employer-provided housing, employer also provides free transportation once per week to/from closest town or city for personal errands (e.g., groceries, banking services).

Transport: The employer will permit workers to select any means of transportation they choose and provide reimbursement upon arrival at the farm for all inbound and outbound transportation at no less than the most economical and reasonable common carrier transportation charges for the distance involved. This may include plane, train, bus, or automobile.

Experience wanted: 1 months

Minimum of 1 months of experience is required. Must be able to obtain a driver's license within 30 days of hire. Employer requires drug screen post hire at employers expense due to the liability of operating equipment. Employer requires criminal background check post-hire at employers' expense due to the presence of children on the farm and expensive tools and equipment. Failure to pass drug screen and/or criminal background check will result in termination of employment. The worker will be exposed to extreme temperatures. Extensive pushing and pulling is required. Extensive sitting is required. Extensive walking is required. Frequent stooping is required. Repetitive movements is required. Workers must have positive verifiable experience relevant to the job and be capable of performing physically demanding tasks. Workers must have to be able to speak English.