Farmworkers/Laborers
Employer: Ward Family Farms LLC
Location: Walker, IA
Workers needed: 2
Pay: $14.96/hour
Season: Dec 16, 2026 – Mar 2, 2027
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
Perform winter-specific work on a grain farm during the cold-weather months. Duties include snow and ice removal from farm lanes, field access points, driveways, equipment yards, and building entrances using tractors, skid loaders, snowplows, snow blowers, shovels, and other equipment. Maintain safe access during winter weather and protect farm equipment and property from freezing and cold-weather damage.
Remove previously harvested corn and soybeans from temporary grain storage bags located in farm fields during the winter months. Operate grain bag unloaders, augers, tractors, and related equipment to transfer grain from the bags into trucks.
Prepare, inspect, service, and maintain tractors, trucks, grain trailers, grain-bag unloading equipment, skid loaders, and snow-removal equipment used in winter operations. Duties include checking batteries, antifreeze, fluids, tires, and electrical systems; lubricating and cleaning equipment; and performing routine cold-weather maintenance and repairs. Work is performed in cold temperatures, snow, ice, wind, and other winter conditions and is separate from planting, growing, and harvesting crops. Must be able to lift and carry 75lbs for 75yds, obtain a US Driver’s License and work in cold weather doing manual labor.
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: 0 months
Must be able to lift and carry 75lbs for 75yds, obtain a US Drivers License, and work in cold weather doing manual labor.
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