Farm Worker

The worker will perform temporary winter agricultural duties on the employer’s corn and soybean farm. Duties include loading, unloading, handling, and hauling grain produced by the farm, including transporting corn and soybeans to on-farm grain bins and delivery locations. The worker will assist with grain movement delayed by wet harvest conditions, shovel spilled grain, and clean grain bins, storage bin sites, the farm shop, and other agricultural buildings following harvest and grain-hauling activities.

The worker will clean, lubricate, service, and perform routine maintenance and minor repairs on tractors, farm machinery, and grain-handling equipment used in the employer’s agricultural operations. The worker will also assist with livestock feeding and care and clear snow and ice from farm lanes, grain-loading areas, and access to agricultural buildings as necessary for farm operations.

The worker must be able to lift and carry up to 75 pounds for a distance of 75 yards. The work environment is a drug- and alcohol-free zone, and the worker may be required to take a random drug test after hire at no cost to the worker. A valid Class C driver’s license is required to operate provided transportation between farm sites and worker housing.

Work schedules will vary depending on weather conditions, grain-hauling schedules, and agricultural workload. Extended hours and work Monday through Saturday may be required. Duties require physical stamina, the ability to operate agricultural machinery, and work both inside agricultural buildings and outdoors in winter conditions.

Requirements: 1 months of experience. 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-site-fields and farm sites, and worker's housing.