Farm Equipment Mechanic

H2ajobs; Miles City (MT); On-site; USD 19,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing provided

Meals provided

Transportation to stores

Job summary

H2ajobs is seeking an agricultural employee to maintain, repair, and overhaul farm machinery and vehicles, including tractors and harvesters. The role requires mechanical skills, problem solving, and the ability to disassemble and reassemble components for repair, followed by testing and adjustments to ensure optimal performance.

The job also involves driving trucks for on-site maintenance, basic fabrication, and keeping detailed maintenance records.

Qualifications

• Experience maintaining and repairing farm machinery and vehicles.
• Ability to keep repair and maintenance records and manage parts inventory.
• Good communication with team and users to diagnose malfunctions.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, repair, and overhaul farm machinery and vehicles or their components.
• Disassemble and reassemble defective parts using hand and power tools, test performance.
• Drive trucks to haul tools and equipment for on-site maintenance and repairs.

Skills

Mechanical skills

Record keeping

Good communication

Driver's license

Tools

Hand tools

Welding equipment

Engine lathes

Job description

Agricultural employee is required to maintain, repair, and overhaul farm machinery and vehicles, such as tractors, seeders, harvesters, trucks, and implements. Mechanical skills, experience and training are required to disassemble defective machines, engines or engine components for repair, using hand, air or other mechanical tools and reassemble following repair. This includes testing, operation and making adjustments, as necessary to ensure optimal performance. Employee will clean and lubricate parts, service vehicle to maintain functionality, repair and replacing defective parts, and fabricate new metal parts. Employee will use hand tools, milling, welding equipment, grinders, saws, drill presses, engine lathes, and other machine tools. Some troubleshooting and replacement of electrical components and wiring, using test meters, soldering equipment, and hand tools may be required. Work includes driving trucks to haul tools and equipment for on-site maintenance and repair of large machinery. Employee will be responsible for pre-field operation and post-harvest inspections, service and repairs for all farm equipment.

Employee is required to maintain repair and maintenance records and maintain parts inventory. Excellent communication skills are required as employee will need to confer with other users to location and diagnose malfunctions. The worker must be able to handle complex tasks that require logical thought, care and attention to detail. Work areas and service truck are to be kept neat and organized.

During down time this employee may be asked to haul grain from field to elevator, load and unload trucks and storage bins.

Must speak English and have a current driver’s license. Wage increase and bonus possible depending on experience.

Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals: Kitchen facilities, utilities and utensils will be provided by the employer at no cost to the worker. Worker will prepare their own meals. Upon request, employer will provide transportation to stores at least every two weeks for shopping for food and other necessary items at no cost to the worker.

Transport: INBOUND 1) Advance the worker the required transportation and subsistence costs to workers in corresponding employment who are traveling to the employer's work site. The amount of daily subsistence payment will be no less than those set forth in Sec 655.173(a). 2) Pay directly for the inbound transportation, typically, airplane transportation, and reimburse any subsistence costs.

If the employer has not previously advanced or paid directly for the inbound transportation and subsistence costs

Experience wanted: 2 months

Employer provided items (at no cost to the worker): All tools and equipment necessary to perform the duties assigned as well as transportation between worker(s) on-site housing and the work site. A cell phone or two-way radio will be provided for emergency and ranch communications at no cost to the worker (excluding long distance charges).

The expected work schedule may be required in a split shift due to the nature of the job duties. Hours may vary due to weather, time of year and the requirements of the job. Work may be offered more than the specified hours per day, but only required to work the hours specified. Work may be offered 7 days a week but only required 6 days a week.