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Agricultural Equipment Operator

34 Star Farms

Healy, KS

$18.14 per hour

ACTIVE

Recruitment Information

Telephone Number to Apply:
+16203972350
Email address to Apply:
louiseehmke@gmail.com

Job Description

Full Time:
Yes
Number of Workers Requested:
2
Job Duties:
We need seasonal employees to assist with our crop production season for wheat, oats, sorghum, rye, and triticale. Employees will be required to assist with all assigned duties related to growing, maintaining, and harvesting these crops. Job duties include preparing fields for planting; attaching farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, or harvesters to tractors using bolts and hand tools; operating tractors, planters, sprayers, seed drills, manure spreaders, combines, irrigation equipment, and other farm machinery; engaging in planting, weeding, spraying, cultivating, and harvesting activities; fertilizing and spraying crops, including applying fertilizer or pesticide solutions using hand sprayers; installing, maintaining, and repairing pivot irrigation systems; loading and unloading crops or materials manually or with conveyors, forklifts, transfer augers, or hand trucks; loading hoppers, containers, or conveyors using forklifts, augers, suction gates, shovels, or pitchforks; manipulating controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on equipment; observing and listening to machinery during operation to detect malfunctions; inspecting, adjusting, and completing routine maintenance and repairs on equipment and irrigation systems; recording agricultural data as required; cleaning work areas, equipment, and facilities and maintaining farm grounds and landscaping; planting, transplanting, potting, pruning, spraying, weeding, fertilizing, watering, and tying plants, shrubs, trees, seedlings, cuttings, sod, fruits, and vegetables; identifying plants, pests, and weeds to determine appropriate pesticide and fertilizer applications and trapping or eliminating pests as required; operating tractors and tractor-drawn or self-propelled equipment to plow, harrow, fertilize, plant, cultivate, spray, and harvest crops; loading agricultural products into trucks and hauling them to markets, storage, or delivery locations; maintaining and repairing farm vehicles, implements, equipment, buildings, fences, and other structures; maintaining inventory of plants, materials, equipment, or products and ordering supplies as needed; keeping operational and production records; directing and monitoring seasonal or casual employees during planting and harvesting activities; providing information to customers or the public regarding the selection, purchase, and care of plants or farm products; selling and delivering plants, flowers, or agricultural products to customers; performing building cleaning, upkeep, painting, maintenance, mowing, and weed-eating; roguing wheat fields for off-type varieties by walking; and cleaning grain bins. The employer, at its sole discretion, may grant pay increases based on factors such as performance, longevity, and/or experience. Employer may also, at its sole discretion, offer performance-based incentive bonuses that are not guaranteed and are determined by the employer.
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:
3
Special Requirements:
Job requires exposure to extreme outdoor temperatures, extensive sitting or walking, the ability to lift 50 lbs, and a regular driver's license. Require 3 months experience.
Number of Hours Per Week:
40
Work Schedule (Start/End time):
8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:
34 Star Farms
Location:
Healy, KS 67850

Worksite

Address:
74 W Rd 130, Healy, KS 67850

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:
H-300-25365-519938
Multiple Worksites:
No
Additional Wage Information:
16.88/hr (Wage offered to H2A workers only)
Date Posted:
1/16/2026
Piece Rate Offer
$0.00

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