Agricultural Equipment Operators
Employer: First Cooperative Association
Location: Alta, IA
Workers needed: 10
Pay: $14.96/hour
Season: Nov 15, 2026 – Apr 15, 2027
Experience: 3 months
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
During the cold weather months, workers will load cooperative grain into trains, bins and shuttles for storage and transportation to market, grain pile reclaim, shipping grain, rolling stock and doing stock inspections. The workers will be doing snow removal of the grain storage facilities, rural farm access points, shipping facilities, parking lots and removing snow from machinery. Workers will also be doing machinery repairs, light welding, parts replacement and mechanical overhauling. 3 months farm equipment repair experience required. Must be able to lift and carry 75lbs, 50yds.
Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
Meals: The employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities so workers may prepare their own meals. Employer will provide (on voluntary basis) transportation to assure workers access to stores where they can purchase groceries.
Transport: The employer will provide advance transportation for a reasonable (most economical) common carrier or other transportation which conforms to the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) for inbound and outbound transportation (if it is the prevailing practice). If not the prevailing practice, the employer will reimburse the worker for the transportation costs and subsistence to the employer’s worksite when the worker completes 50% of the work period.
Experience wanted: 3 months
3 months of farm equipment repair experience required. Must be able to lift and carry 75 lbs. for 50 yards.
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