Agricultural Equipment Operator

H2ajobs; Claremont (MN); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing provided

Meals provided

Transport reimbursement

Job summary

H2ajobs in Minnesota is seeking seasonal agricultural workers for row crop production including corn and soybeans. You will assist with field preparation, planting, cultivation, and harvesting, and operate tractors and attached machinery. Additional tasks include loading crops, performing routine maintenance, and recording agricultural data.

Housing, meals, and some transport support are provided. Experience preferred is about 3 months, with ability to lift 50 lbs and work in extreme outdoor

Qualifications

• Experience-related requirements: 3 months minimum experience in farming or agricultural tasks.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Exposure to extreme outdoor temperatures and physically demanding work.
• Must have a valid regular driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Seedbed preparation, planting, cultivation, spraying, weeding, and harvesting of corn and soybeans.
• Operate and monitor tractors and attached farm implements and machinery.
• Load/unload crops or materials manually or with conveyors or forklifts; assist with loading hoppers or conveyors to feed equipment.
• Perform routine maintenance and minor repairs on farm equipment and record agricultural data as required.
• Assist with general farm duties including transportation of crops and supplies, snow removal when needed; housing and meals provided.

Job description

The employer has a seasonal need for labor during the row crop production season, including corn and soybean farming, when field preparation, planting, cultivation, and harvesting activities must be performed within a limited timeframe and cannot be completed by the employer’s permanent workforce. Seasonal agricultural workers are needed to assist with general crop farming operations, including preparing fields for planting; attaching farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, and harvesters to tractors using bolts and hand tools; and operating tractors, planters, sprayers, seed drills, manure spreaders, combines, irrigation equipment, and other agricultural machinery. Workers will engage in planting, weeding, spraying, cultivating, and harvesting corn and soybeans, as well as loading and unloading crops or materials manually or with the use of conveyors, forklifts, transfer augers, or hand tools. Duties also include loading hoppers, containers, or conveyors to feed machines; manipulating controls to set, activate, and adjust equipment; and observing machinery during operation to detect malfunctions. Workers may drive farm semi-trucks to transport crops, supplies, and tools. Additional responsibilities include recording agricultural data as required and performing routine maintenance and minor repairs on farm equipment. Workers will perform general farm duties as assigned in support of seasonal crop production. Additional job duties will be to operate power washing machine, safely clean farm equipment, and operate snow removal equipment. Employer may provide pay increases for performance, longevity and/or experience at employer’s discretion, Employer may provide performance bonuses at the end of the contract at the employer’s discretion.

• Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
• Meals: The employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities and space for food preparation, as well as the necessary equipment, appliances (including refrigeration),cooking accessories, and dish washing facilities (e.g., adequate sinks with hot and cold water under pressure) that are in working condition and will be used by workers to sufficiently prepare three (3) meals a day. Employer will offer free transportation to town for personal services (i.e. banking, groceries) at least once per week for non range workers.
• Transport: The employer will pay the worker for reasonable costs incurred by the worker for transportation and daily subsistence from the place from which the worker has come to work for the employer, whether in the U.S. or abroad to the place of employment (inbound/outbound). The employer will permit workers to select any means of transportation they choose and reimburse workers at no less than the most economical and reasonable common carrier transportation charges for the distances involved.

Experience wanted: 3 months

Job requires exposure to extreme outdoor temperatures, extensive pushing or pulling, extensive sitting or walking, frequent stooping or bending over, repetitive movements, Must be able to lift 50 lbs, Must have a regular driver's license