Agricultural Equipment Operator

H2ajobs; Mahomet (IL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-provided housing

Meals provided

Transportation assistance

Job summary

H2ajobs is seeking seasonal agricultural workers to prepare fields and operate tractors with various implements. You will plant, weed, spray, cultivate, and harvest crops, and use hand sprayers to control pests and diseases. Record data, assist with loading, and help maintain barns and equipment.

Housing and meals are provided where offered; transportation assistance is available. Valid driver’s license and ability to lift up to 75 pounds are required.

Qualifications

• 3 months experience in farming or related agricultural work
• Ability to operate and monitor farm machinery safely
• Able to lift up to 75 pounds and work outdoors in extreme temperatures
• Must possess a valid regular driver’s license

Responsibilities

• Prepare fields for planting and attach farm implements to tractors
• Plant, weed, spray, cultivate and harvest crops
• Fertilize and apply pesticides using hand sprayers
• Load and unload crops and materials using conveyors, forklifts or hand trucks
• Perform routine maintenance and repairs on barns, sheds, and farm equipment
• Record agricultural data as required and maintain work areas and facilities
• Provide housing, meals, and transportation where offered by employer

Skills

Tractor operation

Farm equipment operation

Outdoor endurance

Data recording

Tools

Forklifts

Augers

Conveyors

Hand trucks

Job description

The seasonal agricultural worker will prepare fields for planting; attach farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, and harvesters to tractors using bolts and hand tools; and operate tractors, planters, sprayers, seed drills, manure spreaders, combines, irrigation equipment, and other farm machinery. Duties will include planting, weeding, spraying, cultivating, and harvesting crops; fertilizing and applying pesticide solutions using hand sprayers to control insects, fungus, weeds, and crop diseases; loading and unloading crops and materials manually or using conveyors, forklifts, transfer augers, or hand trucks; loading hoppers, containers, and conveyors with agricultural products using forklifts, augers, suction gates, shovels, or pitchforks; and transporting harvested grain to market using farm trucks and wagons. Workers will observe and listen to machinery during operation to identify malfunctions and perform routine inspections, adjustments, maintenance, and repairs on farm equipment and vehicles. Workers will record agricultural data as required; clean and maintain work areas, equipment, facilities, and farm grounds; perform snow removal as needed; and conduct routine maintenance and repairs on barns, sheds, grain bins, fences, and other farm structures. 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

The employer will conduct post-hire drug testing at no cost to the employee in accordance with its drug-free workplace policy. A failed drug test may result in termination of employment, consistent with applicable law. The employer will conduct post-hire criminal background checks at no cost to the employee and, consistent with applicable law and company hiring practices, will not employ individuals with felony or theft-related criminal convictions. The job requires exposure to extreme outdoor temperatures and extensive sitting and walking. Workers must be able to lift up to 75 pounds and must possess a valid regular drivers license.