Farm Laborer

H2ajobs; Parkersburg (IA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-provided housing

Meals provided (no free food)

Job summary

H2ajobs is seeking farm laborers to support winter through fall agricultural operations across multiple farm locations. Work includes snow removal, crop handling, and equipment maintenance, with housing provided and meals available.

You will train to operate tractors and harvesting equipment in varied weather conditions and will be expected to work a seven-day schedule with variable hours. Responsibilities include loading and unloading grain, maintaining farm shops, and assisting with planting,

Qualifications

• Must be able to lift up to 75 pounds for 50 yards.
• Work involves prolonged sitting, standing, walking, bending, lifting, and outdoor exposure.
• Must be available to work Monday through Sunday; start and end times vary with weather and season.
• Drug/alcohol-free work zone; random drug testing may be required after hire.

Responsibilities

• Snow removal from farm driveways, grain storage areas, shops, and access roads.
• Hauling corn and soybeans between fields, bins, and storage locations.
• Prepare agricultural equipment for spring planting; cleaning, inspecting, servicing, oil changes, and minor repairs.
• Fields preparation for planting corn and soybeans; rocks/debris removal, tillage, and operating tractors and planting equipment.
• General crop maintenance during summer; equipment maintenance and field checks.
• Fall equipment preparation and harvesting support; operating machinery and transporting harvested grain.

Skills

Heavy lifting (up to 75 lbs)

Outdoor work endurance

Willingness to work variable hours

Dependability

Tools

Class C driver's license

Job description

During winter months, workers will remove snow from farm driveways, grain storage areas, farm shops, equipment access roads, and around agricultural buildings to maintain access for farm operations. General farm work includes cleaning shops, grain storage bin sites, and other agricultural buildings. Workers will haul corn and soybeans grown on the farm between fields, grain bins, and farm storage locations. Duties include loading, unloading, moving, and handling grain and other farm materials.

During winter months, workers will also prepare agricultural equipment for the upcoming spring planting season. Duties include cleaning, inspecting, servicing, performing oil changes, basic maintenance and minor repairs, and power-washing tractors, planters, combines, and other farm equipment. Workers will clean and organize the two farm shops, prepare tools and equipment, and assist with routine maintenance to ensure machinery is ready for fieldwork.

Beginning in March and April, depending on weather and soil conditions, workers will prepare fields for planting corn and soybeans. Duties include picking up rocks and debris, soil preparation, tillage, operating tractors and planting equipment, transporting seed and farm supplies, and assisting with planting activities.

During summer months, workers will assist with general crop maintenance, checking fields, removing rocks and debris as needed, maintaining agricultural equipment, and performing other duties related to corn and soybean production.

August through October, workers will prepare agricultural equipment for the fall harvest season, primarily working at the farm shops. Duties include oil changes, basic maintenance, cleaning, inspecting, and power-washing tractors, combines, grain carts, and other harvesting equipment. Workers will assist with harvesting corn and soybeans, operating farm machinery, and hauling harvested grain from fields to farm storage locations.

Workers will perform agricultural duties at multiple farm locations covering approximately 2,000 acres of corn and soybean farmland. Workers may be assigned to different fields and the employer's two farm shops depending on seasonal agricultural needs.

Workers must be able to lift and carry up to 75 pounds for 50 yards. Work involves prolonged sitting while operating tractors and farm machinery, standing, walking, bending, lifting, pushing, pulling, and working outdoors in varying weather conditions. Workers must be available to work Monday through Sunday. Starting and ending times may vary depending on weather, field conditions, and seasonal agricultural needs.

Workers will receive instructions and supervision regarding assigned duties, equipment operation, and safety procedures. Drug/alcohol-free work zone. Workers may be required to undergo random drug testing after hire at no cost to the worker. Workers are required to have a valid Class C driver's license to drive employer-provided transportation between off-site housing and farm work locations at no cost to workers.

Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals: Employer will provide, at no cost to the worker, utensils, utilities and facilities for use in preparing his own meals. The employer will not provide free food.

There is a kitchen with stove, refrigerator, microwave in the house.

The employer will provide transportation to the worker in order for him to purchase his own food and other necessities at least once a week.

Transport: Employer will reimburse for transportation and subsistence from the place of recruitment to the work site and back for both US and H2A workers after the worker has completed half of the contract period. Worker must clear with employer the cost of any transport, which shall be the economical common carrier. During travel, the worker shall be paid the meal charge of $16.78 per day, or up to the CONSUS meal rate of $68 per day if the worker provides receipts.

Experience wanted: 1 months

Drug/alcohol-free work zone. Workers after hire, may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to the worker. Workers are required to have driver's license Class C to drive provided transportation between off-sitehousing and the work place at no cost to the workers.