Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop, Nursery, Greenhouse
Employer: Red River Valley Fair Association
Location: West Fargo, ND
Workers needed: 5
Pay: $14.29/hour
Season: Jan 1, 2027 – Oct 31, 2027
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
Assist with producing crops such as sunflowers, corn, soybeans, pumpkins; Repair and maintain grounds vehicles and equipment; Clean work areas, and maintain grounds and landscaping including mowing, weed eating, and spraying for weed control; Repair farm buildings, fences, and other structures; Maintain inventory and obtain supplies; Maintaining roads and moving snow; Set up livestock areas including setting up and teardown of stalls, setting up and maintaining arenas, caring for livestock, including feeding, cleaning stalls; set up and dismantle agricultural exhibits and booths; prepare work areas for farm exhibitions and cleanup including setting up and taking down hay bales and various other agricultural tasks; Must be able to perform physical activities that require considerable use of arms and legs; will be operating farm equipment such as tractors, mowers, forklifts, etc.; work will primarily be outdoors in various weather conditions; Must be able to speak English. Job duties may include and are not limited to tasks such as: be able to handle working in high humidity, clean work areas, feel plants/crops leaves and note coloring to detect the presence of insects or disease, maintain grounds and landscaping, repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment, set up repair, maintain, and operate specialized equipment, tend to livestock by feeding, medicating, general care, grading, sorting, working, placing identification on, or relocating, tilling soil, transplanting, weeding, thinning, pruning crops, use hand tools such as such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, loppers, and knives, use hand tools such as wrenches, crow bars, air tools, electric tools, work in extreme temperatures. Equipment such as but not limited to the following will be used/operated by the workers in conjunction with the duties being performed: bailers and other hay equipment, dirt moving equipment, forklift, mowers and other landscaping equipment, pickups, cars, etc, sprayers, tractors. The workers will be performing the duties to help produce: cattle, horses, pigs, sheep, corn, flowers, hay, sheep, soybeans, sunflowers. Must speak and understand English. Approximate staggered entry; 1 worker to begin in January, 2 workers to begin in March and 2 workers to begin in April.
Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
Meals: Employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities, all of which are in working order, including refrigeration, space for food preparation, cooking accessories and utensils, appliances, and dishwashing facilities so that workers may prepare their own meals. Kitchen facilities include adequate sinks with hot and cold water under pressure. Employer will provide transportation once a week to assure workers access to stores where they can purchase groceries, when the employer is providing cooking and kitchen facilities.
Transport: See Addendum C
Experience wanted: 0 months
Be able to work in extreme conditions such as heat, humidity, wind, cold. Lift and carry supplies. Follow instructions. Once hired, worker may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to the worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment. Must be able to obtain appropriate drivers license within 30 days following hire and obtain clean driving record to be able to operate company vehicle. Lift up to 50 lbs.
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