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Charles Melberg Farms Ag. Equipment Operator in Hector, Minnesota
Need 12 full time, temporary, seasonal Agricultural Equipment Operators to work in Hector, MN. From: 08/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 Work: 48 hrs./week, Mon.-Sat. 8 hrs./day Hours worked in excess of 48 hours in a work week will be paid at the rate of time and a half. ESST Law: Effective 01/01/2024. Wage rate may increase with verifiable experience. Employer may reward exceptional work with monetary or other benefits in addition to those listed here at his sole discretion. Must Apply By: 10/17/2024 JOB DESCRIPTION: Manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery. Operate or tend equipment used in agricultural production, such as tractors, combines, and irrigation equipment. Drive and operate farm machinery to plant, cultivate, harvest and store grain crops. Attach farm implements, such as plow, disc and drill, or harvesters to tractor. Adjust, repair, and service farm machinery and notify supervisors when machinery malfunctions. Load hoppers, containers, or conveyors to feed machines with products, using forklifts, transfer augers. Drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers. Clean around grain bins and farm shop. Crops: Beans, corn, sugar beets. JOB REQUIREMENTS: Minimum 3 months experience; able to lift and carry items weighing up to 60 lbs.; work requires extensive sitting; valid Driver's License or able to obtain within 30 days of hire; no minimum education required; employer requires drug screen post hire at employer's expense. EMPLOYER ASSURANCES: Work guaranteed for 3/4 of contract period, starting with date of arrival at work site. Employer provides free housing for workers whose residence is beyond normal commuting distance. Employer pays inbound transportation and subsistence to work site upon 50% completion of work contract for workers whose residence is beyond normal commuting distance. Daily subsistence will be provided at a rate of at least $15.88 per day during travel to a maximum of $59.00 per day with receipts. Required work-related tools and supplies provided free of charge by employer. HOW TO APPLY: Mail or Fax resume listing experience to: MN DEED/FLC, Attn: H-2A#24-381, JO#14100844 Great Northern Building, 180 E Fifth St., Ste.1200. St. Paul, MN 55101-1678 FAX: 651-297-7722 CALL: Mary Garcia, FLC Coordinator 651-259-7513 Must have proof of legal authority to work in U.S.