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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

1

Job Duties:

We operate a farm that needs extra help during the planting, growing and harvesting seasons of corn, wheat, oats, rye, millet and soybeans. We also have livestock which we need additional help during the calving season and after weaning to help with feeding. Feeding is only seasonal because the rest of the year the cows are out on pasture grazing. We start calving in May and our calving season typically runs 45 days. We then need assistance during the weaning season which occurs in October. Job duties will include: prepare fields for planting, attach farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, or harvesters to tractors, using bolts and hand tools, operate tractors, planters, manure spreaders, operate other farm equipment, load hoppers, containers, or conveyors to feed machines with products, using forklifts, transfer augers, suction gates, shovels, or pitchforks, manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery, mix specified materials or chemicals, and dump solutions, powders, or seeds into machinery, observe and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions, position boxes or attach bags at discharge ends of machinery to catch products, removing and closing full containers, load crops and unload crops, operate equipment to harvest crops, drive pickup trucks to haul crops, supplies, and tools clean stalls, pens, and equipment, using disinfectant solutions, brushes, shovels, water hoses, or pumps, drive trucks, tractors, and other equipment to distribute feed to animals, examine animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and to check physical characteristics, such as rate of weight gain, feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies, herd livestock to pastures for grazing or to scales, trucks, or other enclosures, inspect, maintain, and repair equipment, machinery, buildings, pens, yards, and fences, mix feed, additives, and medicines in prescribed portions, move equipment, poultry, or livestock from one location to another, manually or using trucks or carts, patrol grazing lands on horseback or using all-terrain vehicles, perform duties related to livestock reproduction, such as breeding animals within appropriate timeframes, performing artificial inseminations, and helping with animal births, provide medical treatment, such as administering medications and vaccinations, or arrange for veterinarians to provide more extensive treatment, segregate animals according to weight, age, color, and physical condition, shift animals between grazing areas to ensure that they have sufficient access to food, care for animals, clean equipment or facilities, examine animals to detect illness, injury or other problems, maintain forestry, hunting, or agricultural equipment, operate farming equipment, transport animals, crops, or equipment, treat animal injuries or illnesses. The employee at times would need to drive to get parts that are needed, gather bales in the field and attend informational meetings about Ag related issues. Employer may provide pay increases for performance, longevity and/or experience at employer’s discretion. Employer may provide performance bonuses at the end of the contract at the employer’s discretion.

Job Classification:

45-2091.00 - Agricultural Equipment Operators

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

1

Special Requirements:

Job requires exposure to extreme outdoor temperatures, extensive sitting or walking, repetitive movements. Must be able to lift 50 lbs. Must have a regular driver's license. Require 1 month farm experience.

Number of Hours Per Week:

50

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

8:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

ReEtta Sieh

Location:

Leola, SD 57456

Worksite

Address:

10935 361st Ave, Leola, SD 57456

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-24351-544800

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

12/29/2024

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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