Agricultural Equipment Operator

H2ajobs; Garner (IA); On-site; USD 16,531,000 - 20,664,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing provided

Meals provided

Transportation support

Job summary

H2ajobs is seeking workers to set, operate, and maintain farming equipment for harvesting grain and soybeans. The role includes loading crops, transporting to storage, and performing field tilling, with duties spanning equipment maintenance and livestock care in winter.

Housing and meals are provided by the employer. Experience required is 6 months; a valid driver’s license with a clean record is also required.

Qualifications

• 6 months experience in farming or related field.
• Valid driver's license; clean driving record.

Responsibilities

• Set, operate and maintain farming equipment to harvest and haul crops.
• Load and unload crops and transport to storage facilities or markets.
• Perform field tilling, planting, and equipment maintenance as needed.
• Repair and service harvesting machinery and winterize equipment.
• Assist in livestock care during winter and manage seasonal health tasks.
• Provide housing and meals to workers as described by employer.

Skills

Farm equipment operation

Driving

Teamwork

Job description

Set, operate and maintain all types of farming equipment in order to harvest and haul grain and soybean crops. Perform fall field tilling. Load and unload crops. Transport crops to storage facilities or local markets. Service, repair and winterize farming equipment. Operate self-propelled custom class harvesting machines to harvest a variety of grain crops. Adjust speed of cutters, blowers, conveyors, and height of cutting head using hand tools. Change cutting head as appropriate for crops. Drive heavy trucks to transport produce to elevator or storage area. Drive transporter truck to haul harvesting equipment between work locations. Service, repair and winterize farming equipment. Assist in swine management during the winter months when they require additional care due to subfreezing and fluctuating temperatures and seasonal sicknesses. Medicate, vaccinate and treat for seasonal sicknesses. Break ice formation in water tanks daily. Remove snow from farm property. Sanitize livestock facilities. Remove manure and apply to fields as fertilizer. Prepare fields for planting. Pick rocks and till the soil. Operate farming equipment in order to plant crops. Fix and repair fencing. General farm related duties such as servicing equipment, farm building maintenance, and basic shop work. The employer will provide a cell phone to at least one worker per crew without charge or deposit charge during the entire period of employment.

Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals: Fully furnished kitchen provided. Workers will have access to grocery stores at least once per week.

Transport: The employer will provide advance transportation for reasonable (most economical) common carrier or other transportation which conforms to the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) in bound transportation (if it is the prevailing practice). If not the prevailing practice, the employer will reimburse the worker for transportation costs and subsistence to the employer's work site when the worker completes 50% of the work period.

Experience wanted: 6 months

Drivers license in 30-days. Clean driving record required