Pay

• From $15.00 per hour
• This is an entry level position, but applicants with experience are highly encouraged to apply. Pay is based on experience and quick growth into a Farm Heavy Equipment Operator or Farm Mechanic position is possible, depending on employee interests and capabilities.

Job type

• Full time
• 40 hours per week

Benefits

• Health insurance reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Retirement contributions
• Work boot yearly stipend 
• Cleaned work clothing provided 

Responsibilities:

Work collaboratively with coworkers to perform essential farm duties such as:

• Being a key part of the warehouse crew to get potatoes in and out of the warehouse during planting, harvest, and shipping seasons.
• Assisting the field crew in moving equipment, setting up irrigation, and being an extra set of hands for heavy equipment operators and farm mechanic when needed.
• Performing general farm maintenance such as pressure washing, painting, organizing, and basic repairs.

Forklifts, pressure washers, front end loaders, and tools (both mechanized and hand operated) will be provided to complete tasks. 

Qualifications:

• Valid driver’s license required.
• Ability to work overtime during harvest and planting seasons.
• A willingness to learn, lend a helping hand, and complete tasks both big and small.
• Basic knowledge of mechanic and carpentry tools a plus.
• Experience operating light duty tractors, forklifts, trucks, and other farming equipment preferred.

Grow your skills with us! We provide on-the-job training for employees willing to learn and expand their skills. We grow 325 acres of potatoes and 600 acres of rotational crops and now agricultural ditching/drainage services have been added to our business. We also have a working shop where equipment maintenance and fabrication takes place year-round. We offer many opportunities to grow and succeed on our farm.

All applicants must be able to pass background check and drug screening.

This job description is not a comprehensive list of all duties or responsibilities. Other duties and responsibilities may change or be added at any given time given the seasonality and all-hands-on-deck nature of a working farm. ­

Pay

• From $25.00 per hour, based on experience

Job type

• Full-time 
• 8 hour shift

Benefits

• Health insurance reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Retirement contributions
• Work boot yearly stipend
• Cleaned work clothing provided

Responsibilities:

• Perform preventative maintenance on tractors, combines, sprayers, implements, bulk trucks, and other machinery in a working shop environment or in the field.
• Purchase and manage inventory of parts, tools and other maintenance supplies.
• Maintain clear service records and service schedules for all equipment.
• Other potato farm maintenance and duties as needed.

All tools and equipment to complete tasks are provided. 

Qualifications:

• 1-2 years of mechanical training or experience
• John Deere equipment knowledge or experience
• Welding or fabricating skills preferred
• Valid drivers license
• Associate Degree or Technical Diploma in a related field is preferred

All applicants must be able to pass background check and drug screening.

This job description is not a comprehensive list of all duties or responsibilities. Other duties and responsibilities may change or be added at any given time given the seasonality and all-hands-on-deck nature of a working farm.