Agricultural Equipment Operator
Employer
12389 Beaumont Pl
Jamaica , IA 50128
United States
Job description
We operate a farming operation that covers roughly 5,000 acres of row crops in central Iowa. The operation has a large demand for laborers during the spring and the fall. Harvest will require the most labor. After harvest and field work is done maintenance is needed in the shop, and hauling of grain that has been stored on the farm. We need seasonal workers to assist with preparing the fields for planting, attach farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, or harvesters to tractors, using bolts and hand tools, operate tractors, planters, sprayers, seed drills, engage in planting, weeding, spraying and/or harvesting activities, load and unload crops or materials, manually or using conveyors, handtrucks, forklifts, or transfer augers, load hoppers, containers, or conveyors to feed machines with products, using forklifts, transfer augers, suction gates, shovels, or pitchforks, observe and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions, load crops and unload crops, operate equipment to harvest crops, drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, and tools, inspect, adjust, and complete routine maintenance and repairs on equipment. Employer may provide pay increases for performance and experience at employer’s discretion.
Special Requirements
Employer will conduct post-hire criminal background checks at no cost to the employee and will not employ anyone with a felony/theft criminal background as required by the workplace safety policy and company hiring practices as allowed by law. Employer will conduct post-hire drug tests at no cost to the employee to enforce a drug free workplace policy. Failing a drug test will result in termination. Job requires extensive sitting or walking, frequent stooping or bending over. Must be able to lift 50 lbs. Must have a regular driver's license. Require 1 month farm experience.