H-2A

AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT OPERATOR

Condiciones del empleo

GRAIN BINS: OVERSEEING LOADING AND UNLOADING OF TRUCKS TO AND FROM THE GRAIN BINS. MAINTENANCE OF GRAIN BINS THROUGHOUT THE FALL AND WINTER. THERE IS A TOTAL OF 10 GRAIN BINS. ALL GRAIN BINS WILL BE STORING GRAIN TILL APRIL OF 2027. CLEANING OF GRAIN BINS WHEN GRAIN HAS BEEN SHIPPED. WORKERS WILL ALSO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THE DRYERS ON EACH BIN THAT DRIES THE GRAIN. BASIC ENGLISH LITERACY AND MATH SKILLS REQUIRED. JOB DUTIES WILL REQUIRE WORKERS TO BE OUTDOORS FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME WHEN TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE ANYWHERE FROM 90 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT TO FREEZING, DEPENDING ON THE WINTER WEATHER. SITTING FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME AND WALKING FROM GRAIN BIN TO GRAIN BIN. MAINTAINING AND UPKEEP OF GRAIN BAGS (SILO BAGS). BAGS THAT ARE USED IF GRAIN BINS ARE FILLED TO CAPACITY. THESE SILO BAGS WILL ALSO HAVE TO BE EMPTIED AND PUT INTO GRAIN HAULING TRUCKS IN FEBRUARY OR MARCH, DEPENDING ON DATES OF DELIVERY TO THE ELEVATORS
MAINTAIN WORKSITE AREA. CLEANING FARM EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLES. MOWING & CLIPPING OF GRASS OF FARM, HEADQUARTERS AND TURNROWS. THESE JOBS CAN BE DONE IN BETWEEN TAKING CARE OF GRAIN BINS.
IRRIGATION DITCHES WILL BE CLEANED OUT AND NEW CULVERTS INSTALLED AS NEEDED TO IMPROVE THE FIELDS FOR THE UPCOMING 2027 PLANTING SEASON. IRRIGATION PUMPS WILL ALSO BE CHECKED, AND REPAIRS WILL BE MADE AS REQUIRED