Agricultural Equipment Operator
Employer: Golden Dakota Farms, LLC
Location: Elkton, SD
Workers needed: 2
Pay: $17.92/hour
Season: Dec 6, 2026 – Apr 1, 2027
Experience: 3 months
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
Employees in SOC 45-2091 will perform the fieldwork needed to produce and move crops across 3200 acres of farmland, working through the planting, spraying, fertilizing, and harvesting seasons for alfalfa, straw, corn, and forage, with the crop work described below involving Corn. They will prepare fields for planting using tractors and attached tillage equipment, then operate tractors, seed drills, planters, sprayers, combines, and other agricultural machinery to support planting, spraying, and harvesting operations. They will apply fertilizer or crop treatments using the equipment specified for the operation, and in the spring they will assist with applying manure and fertilizer where needed to prepare fields for planting. During the winter months they will pump manure out of the dairies’ own manure pits and spread it on about 2500 acres of farmland with tractor pulled liquid injection equipment. They will also drive farm trucks or semi-trucks to haul crops, tools, and supplies as specifically assigned, including seasonal truck driving to move harvested crops. In addition to operating farm equipment, they will complete routine repairs and maintenance on equipment and perform minor repairs to keep machinery in working order throughout the season. The employer, at its sole discretion, may grant pay increases based on factors such as performance, longevity, and/or experience. Employer may also, at its sole discretion, offer performance-based incentive bonuses that are not guaranteed and are determined by the employer. Job requires lifting up to 100 lbs. 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.
Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
Meals: The employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities and space for food preparation, as well as the necessary equipment, appliances (including refrigeration), cooking accessories, and dish washing facilities (e.g. adequate sinks with hot and cold water under pressure) that are in working condition and will be used by workers to sufficiently prepare three (3) meals a day. Employer will offer free transportation to town for personal services (i.e. banking, groceries) at least once per week for non range workers.
Transport: The employer will pay the worker for reasonable costs incurred by the worker for transportation and daily subsistence from the place from which the worker has come to work for the employer, whether in the U.S. or abroad to the place of employment (inbound/outbound). The employer will permit workers to select any means of transportation they choose and reimburse workers at no less than the most economical and reasonable common carrier transportation charges for the distances involved.
Experience wanted: 3 months
Job requires a 100 lb lifting requirement. Must have a Class A CDL or equivalent or be able to obtain within 30 days of hire. Employer will conduct post-hire criminal background checks at no cost to the employee and will not employ anyone with a felony/theft criminal background as required by the workplace safety policy and company HR hiring practices as allowed by law. 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. Employee must have 3 months of verifiable experience.
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