Ag Equipment Operator

Temporary position from 3/11/2025 to 12/1/2025

North Dakota job order 913916

I run a grain farm in northern North Dakota. We operate at a fast pace while maintaining safety. We have a short growing season and store most every crop in farm storage. 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, engage in planting, weeding, spraying and/or harvesting activities, load and unload crops or materials, manually or using conveyors, handtrucks, forklifts, or transfer augers, mix specified materials or chemicals, and dump solutions, powders, or seeds into machinery, load crops and unload crops, record agricultural data, drive pickup trucks to haul crops, supplies, and tools, inspect, adjust, and complete routine maintenance and repairs on equipment clean work areas and maintain grounds and landscaping, load agricultural products into trucks, and drive trucks to market or storage facilities, cut trees or logs, operate farming equipment, perform manual agricultural, aquacultural, or horticultural tasks, transport animals, crops, or equipment. Employee will complete hand labor job duties such as being a rock picker behind a tractor, light tillage, general maintenance, fueling bigger tractors, maintaining the yard(s). I will assess workers throughout the season and give more responsibilities as the spring season progresses. If a worker shows initiative/capabilities, they will progress quickly to other equipment to operate on farm. Will be required to don PPE and mix chemicals from time to time. Potentially can be trained to operate sprayer. Per state regulations, employer is exempt from a commercial CDL requirement for farm plated trucking. No commercial trucking is required. 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.

Employer will conduct post-hire drug tests at no cost to the employee to enforce a drug free workplace policy. Failing a drug test will result in termination. Job requires repetitive movements. Must be able to lift 75 lbs. Must have a regular driver's license. Requires 3 months farm experience.

Employer will conduct post-hire drug tests at no cost to the employee to enforce a drug free workplace policy. Failing a drug test will result in termination. Job requires repetitive movements. Must be able to lift 75 lbs. Must have a regular driver's license. Requires 3 months farm experience.