Farm Construction Worker/Laborer

H2ajobs; Brookings (SD); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing provided

Meals provided

Transport to stores

Job summary

H2ajobs seeks construction laborers for site work across South Dakota and surrounding areas. Workers will perform physical labor at sites, operate basic tools, and assist skilled tradespeople on projects building agricultural structures such as grain elevators and pole barns.

Positions require traveling to multiple job sites; housing, meals, and some transportation assistance are provided. No prior experience is required, and a post-employment drug test may be conducted where applicable.

Qualifications

• No prior experience required.
• Able to lift and carry 50 pounds.
• Willing to travel to job sites across SD area.

Responsibilities

• Perform tasks involving physical labor at construction sites.
• May operate hand and power tools of all types: Air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, surveying and measuring equipment, and a variety of other equipment and instruments.
• May clean and prepare site, sig trenches, set braces to support the sides of excavations, erect scaffolding, and clean up rubble, debris, and other waste materials.
• May assist other craft workers.
• Workers will build agriculture buildings such as grain elevators and pole barns.
• Employees will be traveling to the jobsites throughout the area of intended employment.
• Due to the sparsely populated nature of South Dakota this type of travel is customary.
• Workers will only build agriculture buildings on a farm for a farmer, which is considered secondary agriculture and meets the requirements for H-2A workers.
• Post-employment drug test paid for by employer when applicable.

Skills

Physical labor

Tool operation

Travel to sites

Lifting 50 pounds

Tools

Air hammers

Cement mixers

Surveying equipment

Job description

Perform tasks involving physical labor at construction sites. May operate hand and power tools of all types: Air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, surveying and measuring equipment, and a variety of other equipment and instruments. May clean and prepare site, sig trenches, set braces to support the sides of excavations, erect scaffolding, and clean up rubble, debris, and other waste materials. May assist other craft workers. Workers will build agriculture buildings such as grain elevators and pole barns. Employees will be traveling to the jobsites throughout the area of intended employment. Due to the sparsely populated nature of South Dakota this type of travel is customary. Workers will only build agriculture buildings on a farm for a farmer, which is considered secondary agriculture and meets the requirements for H-2A workers. Please see ETA 790 Addendum for additional detail/specifics.

• Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
• Meals: The employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities so workers may prepare their own meals. Employer will provide (on a voluntary basis) transportation to assure workers access to stores where they can purchase groceries and/or other incidentals.
• If free and convenient kitchen facilities become unavailable for any reason, the employer will provide three (3) meals a day for which it will charge individual workers, by payroll deduction, no more than the daily permitted amount as provided in 20 CFR 655.173, which was $16.78 as of April 7, 2026, and which may be increased during the period of this employment.
• Transport: Employer will either arrange for inbound and outbound transportation via a charter bus service for the worker, or if the worker prefers to arrange their own transportation, Employer will reimburse the worker at no less than the most economical and reasonable common carrier transportation charges for the distances involved as well as for the related daily subsistence costs while the worker is traveling. Please see Work Term 1 of 12 for more detailed Inbound/Outbound Transportation arrangements.

Experience wanted: 0 months

Must be able to lift and carry 50 pounds. Post-employment drug test paid for by employer when applicable.