Agricultural Equipment Operator

H2ajobs; Clayton (IN); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing provided

Meals provided

Job summary

H2ajobs is seeking seasonal farm workers to support field operations during a transition period. Duties include preparing fields, attaching implements, operating tractors, and carrying out planting, spraying, harvesting, and maintenance tasks across agricultural equipment.

Applicants should have at least 3 months of farm experience, be able to lift 40 lbs, and possess a valid driver’s license. Drug tests are conducted post-hire as part of a drug-free policy.

Qualifications

• 3 months farm experience preferred.
• Must be able to lift 40 lbs.
• Must have a regular driver’s license.
• Post-hire drug tests conducted to enforce a drug-free workplace.

Responsibilities

• Prepare fields for planting and attach farm implements using bolts and hand tools.
• Operate tractors, planters, sprayers and other farm equipment.
• Engage in planting, weeding, spraying and harvesting activities.
• Load and unload crops or materials and transport tools and supplies.
• Record agricultural data and perform routine maintenance on equipment.

Skills

Driver's license

Physical stamina

Manual dexterity

Heavy lifting

Job description

Our operation is in a transition phase. We have upcoming retirements as well as possible changes to our farming practices. We need seasonal employees during this transition. Job duties will include: prepare fields for planting, attach farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, or harvesters to tractors, using bolts and hand tools, operate tractors, planters, sprayers, operate other farm equipment, engage in planting, weeding, spraying and/or harvesting activities, fertilize, dust, and spray crops, spray fertilizer or pesticide solutions to control insects, fungus and weed growth, and diseases, using hand sprayers, guide products on conveyors to regulate flow through machines, and to discard diseased or rotten products, load and unload crops or materials, manually or using conveyors, forklifts, or transfer augers, load hoppers, containers, or conveyors to feed machines with products, using forklifts, transfer augers, suction gates, shovels, or pitchforks, manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery, mix specified materials or chemicals, and dump solutions, powders, or seeds into machinery, observe and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions, load crops and unload crops, operate equipment to harvest crops, record agricultural data, drive pickup trucks to haul crops, supplies, and tools, inspect, adjust, and complete routine maintenance and repairs on 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

Employer will conduct post-hire drug tests at no cost to the employee to enforce a drug free workplace policy. Failing a drug test will result in termination. 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 40 lbs. Must have a regular driver's license. Requires 3 months farm experience.