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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

1

Job Duties:

Olson Family Farms is a row crop operation specializing in corn, soybeans, and alfalfa, as well as a cattle operation in Iowa, where the growing zone 5a climate limits field work to March through December. During this period, employees assist with crop and livestock duties, including receiving new groups of cattle, processing them through the chute, stockpiling manure, and sorting and loading cattle for sale; no livestock work is performed in January or February due to weather and operational flow. Seasonal job duties include preparing fields for planting; attaching farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, and harvesters to tractors using bolts and hand tools; and operating tractors, planters, sprayers, seed drills, combines, and other farm machinery. Employees will engage in planting, weeding, cultivating, spraying, and harvesting; apply fertilizer and pesticides using both equipment and hand sprayers; load and unload crops or materials manually or with conveyors, forklifts, hand trucks, or transfer augers; and load hoppers, containers, and conveyors using augers, suction gates, shovels, or pitchforks. Duties also include monitoring machinery, adjusting controls, detecting malfunctions, weighing and recording crop loads, attaching equipment extensions, hauling crops and supplies with pickup trucks, and performing routine maintenance and repairs on equipment, vehicles, and farm structures such as buildings and fences. Additional responsibilities include transporting animals, crops, and equipment; cleaning stalls, pens, and facilities; maintaining yards and fences; operating trucks over three tons, including tractor-trailers, to transport products and livestock; inspecting loads and trailers; performing basic vehicle maintenance; using communication and GPS equipment; reporting vehicle issues; and monitoring, filling, and unloading grain storage facilities such as grain bins and corn cribs. 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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

Job requires exposure to extreme outdoor temperatures, extensive sitting or walking. Must be able to lift 75 lbs. Must have a regular driver's license. Requires 3 months farm experience.

Number of Hours Per Week:

48

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Trade Name/Doing Business As:

Olson Family Farms

Company Name:

John A. Olson

Location:

Vinton, IA 52349

Worksite

Address:

2342 63rd Street, Vinton, IA 52349

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-25350-485213

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

17.72/hr (Wage offered to H2A workers only)

Date Posted:

1/8/2026

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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