Equipment Operator

H2ajobs; Dalhart (TX); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-provided housing

Meals provided

Transport reimbursement

Job summary

H2ajobs in Dalhart, TX, seeks farm labor workers to prepare fields for planting, rock-picking, and operating tractors and farming equipment for planting, spraying, fertilizing, harvesting and hauling grain and hay. Housing and meals are provided; transportation reimbursement available after contract milestones.

Drivers license required within 30 days; clean driving record essential. No prior experience specified; physical work on a ranch setting is expected.

Qualifications

• Experience warranted: 0 months.
• Driver's license required within 30 days of hire.
• Clean driving record required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare fields for planting.
• Pick rocks and operate tractors to till the soil.
• Operate farming equipment to plant, spray, fertilize, harvest and haul grain and hay crops.
• Stack and bale hay.
• Transport agricultural inputs such as chemicals, seed and fertilizer.
• Transport agricultural equipment from field to field.
• Load and unload crops.
• Operate grain cart.
• Transport crops to storage facilities.
• Spread manure on fields.
• Set, maintain, operate and repair center pivot irrigation systems.
• Perform routine maintenance to farming equipment and infield repairs.
• General farm upkeep and shop work.

Skills

Tractor operation

Farming equipment use

Harvesting and hauling

Irrigation systems maintenance

General farm upkeep

Tools

Center pivot irrigation systems

Job description

Prepare fields for planting. Pick rocks and operate tractors to till the soil. Operate farming equipment in order to plant, spray, fertilize, harvest and haul grain and hay crops. Stack and bale hay. Transport agricultural inputs such as chemicals, seed and fertilizer. Transport agricultural equipment from field to field. Load and unload crops. Operate grain cart. Transport crops to storage facilities. Spread manure on fields. Set, maintain, operate and repair center pivot irrigation systems in order to irrigate crops. Perform routine maintenance to farming equipment and make infield repairs when necessary. General farm upkeep duties such as facility maintenance and shop work.

Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals: Employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities at the employer-provided housing so workers may prepare their own meals. Facilities include adequate food preparation space, stove/range, refrigerator, sink with hot and cold running water, dishwashing facilities, and necessary cooking accessories. Workers will purchase their own groceries. Employer will provide free transportation to local grocery stores as needed.

Transport: Employer will reimburse reasonable inbound transportation and subsistence costs after the worker completes 50% of the contract period, as required by H-2A regulations. At the end of the contract, employer will provide or pay reasonable return transportation and subsistence costs. Workers may travel by commercial bus or other reasonable transportation.

Experience wanted: 0 months

Driver's License required within 30 days of hire. Clean driving record required.