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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

1

Job Duties:

The job specifications involve agricultural equipment operation and general farm labor. This is a temporary need for during the planting, growing, and harvest season of the potato crop. Job duties include: •Perform duties for receiving potato seed for planting and planting the potato seed. •Ensure potato seed equipment is operational and function prior to seed receiving. •Applying seed treatment to the potato seed. •Notify supervisor of any potato quality issues. •Use bobcat to unload seed potatoes or to move them around the farm. Find proper location for potatoes and use bobcat to move potatoes to its designated areas. •Operating potato agriculture equipment to prep the land for planting, including disks and chisel plows, hooking up tractor implements, troubleshooting equipment. •Operate potato planter. Operating technology on the equipment, including GPS guidance systems / autosteer, planter monitors, harvest monitors. •Bringing fertilizer tanks to the field by driving a pickup. •Mix and measure crop input chemicals for application. •Setting up and operating irrigation pumps and running irrigation. •During growing season, duties include monitoring the growth of the crop and any issues that may occur, conducting petiole and crop sampling, working on tillage equipment, including disks, chisel plows and tractors. Hooking up implements to the tractors. •Set up, maintain, repair and operate harvest equipment, including washlines, conveyers, tractors, bobcats, windrowers, and harvesters. •Other general agriculture duties include monitoring fields for weeds, diseases and insects. Digging potatoes by hand for sampling and sizing. Taking leaf and dirt samples. •Preparing farm site so the area is ready for harvest time operations. This includes installing washline and other potato handling equipment and conducting maintenance. Responsibilities also include preparing potato handling equipment and harvesters. •During harvest, responsibilities include operating the potato piler, bobcat, potato harvester, wind rower and tractors. •Other duties include performing general basic maintenance and welding as needed on potato equipment. •General site cleanup and general farm work will be included. •Full time supervision is provided and all tools are provided at no cost. Workers must be able to sit for prolonged periods of time and work in extreme temperatures. Lifting objects up to 50 lbs., bending, twisting, and stooping regularly will be required. •Participate in required health and safety training •All tools will be provided at no cost.

Job Classification:

45-2091.00 - Agricultural Equipment Operators

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

3 months experience performing maintenance on agriculture equipment & operating equipment within the past 2 years. 3 months experience working with potatoes required. A standard operators drivers license, or ability to obtain one upon hire is preferred. 3 months experience operating a bobcat, forklift, tractors, tillage, irrigation, washline equipment, and other general agriculture equipment. Repetitive movements, extensive pushing and pulling, extensive walking, standing, bending and stooping will be required. Work required outdoors, temperatures can vary from very hot to very cold, windy, dusty, wet conditions. Due to the complexity of the weather & harvesting conditions, workers may be requested to work long days, as well as Saturdays, Sundays, or Federal Holidays, depending on the field conditions, potato yields, customer demands, and weather conditions. Hours above 40 hours per week may be offered, are voluntary, but are not guaranteed. MVR & drug screen paid for by employer.

Number of Hours Per Week:

40

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

7:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Black Gold Farms Inc

Location:

Sturgis, MI 49091

Worksite

Address:

69331 Klinger Lake Rd, Sturgis, MI 49091

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-26058-668961

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

In accordance with applicable Michigan state law, Earned Sick Time Act 338, employers are required to provide earned sick time to their employees. The amount of paid sick leave provided may vary depending on the size of the business.

Date Posted:

3/3/2026

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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