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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

2

Job Duties:

Our primary operation is raising seed corn, commercial corn, and soybeans, with the season typically beginning around mid-March and concluding with tillage by mid-December. We also purchase feeder cattle in the spring and sell them before the end of the year. 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 to control insects, fungus, weeds, and diseases using hand sprayers; 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; guiding products on conveyors to regulate flow and remove diseased or rotten material; manipulating controls to set, activate, and adjust equipment mechanisms; observing and listening to machinery during operation to detect malfunctions; driving farm semi-trucks to haul crops, supplies, and tools; inspecting, adjusting, and completing routine maintenance and repairs on equipment; recording agricultural data as required; and completing routine repairs and maintenance on all equipment. 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:

The employer will conduct post-hire drug testing at no cost to the employee to enforce a drug-free workplace policy; failing a drug test will result in termination. The employer will also conduct post-hire criminal background checks at no cost to the employee and, in accordance with workplace safety policies and company hiring practices, will not employ individuals with felony or theft-related criminal backgrounds as allowed by law. The job requires exposure to extreme outdoor temperatures; extensive pushing, pulling, sitting, or walking; frequent stooping or bending; the ability to lift up to 100 lbs; a valid regular drivers license; and at least 3 months of experience.

Number of Hours Per Week:

40

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

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

Employer Information

Company Name:

Saak Family Farms, LLC

Location:

Grundy Center, IA 50638

Worksite

Address:

25228 Nickel Ave, Grundy Center, IA 50638

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-26022-579824

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

$17.72/hr (Wage rate offered to H2A workers only)

Date Posted:

2/5/2026

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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