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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Ag Equipment Operator

C.E. Vowels & Co

Charleston, MO

$14.56 per hour

ACTIVE

Recruitment Information

Telephone Number to Apply:
+15807444031
Extension
3242

Job Description

Full Time:
Yes
Number of Workers Requested:
6
Job Duties:
We are a row crop farm of approximately 3,100 acres in need of help with planting, hauling, (repairing and maintaining equipment, buildings, and land), and other projects. Our work requirements are heavy between April 15 to July 1 during planting, and again between September 1 to October 31 during harvest. We primarily grow corn, wheat, and soybeans and utilize some pivot and flood irrigation. Job duties may include and are not limited to tasks such as: apply products such as fertilizers, pesticides, growth inhibitors, etc; attach/detach implements; be able to handle working in high humidity; clean work areas; load crops and drive trucks to transport to and from fields and/or storage locations or facilities; load and unload materials and commodities; load inputs and drive trucks to transport to fields; maintain grounds and landscaping; mix materials, dump solutions or seeds into planter, spreader, sprayer type machinery; operate self propelled machinery; repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment; repair farm buildings, fences, and other structures; set up repair, maintain, and operate specialized equipment; tilling soil, transplanting, weeding, thinning, pruning crops; use hand tools such as wrenches, crow bars, air tools, electric tools; work in extreme temperatures. Equipment such as but not limited to the following will be used/operated by the workers in conjunction with the duties being performed: air seeders, augers, bins, silos, loading and unloading facilities, combines or other harvesting equipment, dirt moving equipment, grain carts, forklift, irrigation equipment, mowers and other landscaping equipment, pickups, cars, etc, planters, self-propelled machinery, semi trucks, tillage equipment, tractor/trailer combinations, tractors. The workers will be performing the duties to help produce: corn, soybeans, wheat. We aim for a 5, 9 hour day work week between Monday and Friday; however, days can be more than 15 hours long and weeks can include working every day until all the available land is planted or harvested. Must speak and understand English. Approximate staggered entry: 1 worker to begin March 1 and 1 worker to begin March 15.
Job Classification:
45-2091.00 - Agricultural Equipment Operators

The job/industry classification and description includes general information on the position from ONET/OES and the North American Industry Classification System. Please review Job Duties and Job Order for more information.

Job Requirements

Experience Required:
Yes
Months of Experience Required:
2
Special Requirements:
Two (2) months of recent and verifiable experience required for the job duties listed. Must be able to obtain appropriate drivers license following hire and obtain clean driving record. Be able to lift up to 50 lbs. Once hired, worker may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to the worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment.
Number of Hours Per Week:
49
Work Schedule (Start/End time):
7:30 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:
C.E. Vowels & Co
Location:
Charleston, MO 63834

Worksite

Address:
4816 East Highway K, Charleston, MO 63834

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:
H-300-25350-487359
Multiple Worksites:
No
Additional Wage Information:
AEWR; US Workers: MO: $14.56; H2A Workers: MO: $13.75
Date Posted:
1/5/2026
Piece Rate Offer
$0.00

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