Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians
Employer: Morrison Chopping LLC (2027.1)
Location: Yerington, NV
Workers needed: 3
Pay: $25.77/hour
Season: Jan 15, 2027 – Nov 15, 2027
Experience: 3 months
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians' duties include:
1. Maintain, repair, and overhaul farm machinery and vehicles, such as tractors and harvesters.
2. Dismantle defective machines for repair, using hand tools.
3. Record details of repairs made and parts used.
4. Reassemble machines and equipment following repair, testing operation and making adjustments, as necessary.
5. Clean and lubricate parts.
6. Test and replace electrical components and wiring, using test meters, soldering equipment, and hand tools.
7. Tune or overhaul engines.
8. Examine and listen to equipment for mechanical issues.
9. Repair or replace defective parts using hand tools, milling and woodworking machines, lathes, welding equipment, grinders, or saws.
10. Drive trucks to haul tools and equipment for on-site repair of large machinery.
11. Fabricate new metal parts, using drill presses, engine lathes, and other machine tools.
12. Repair bent or torn sheet metal.
Morrison Chopping LLC owns all of the farm machinery and vehicles that will be maintained and repaired by the worker.
Driving duties from worksite to worksite:
The employee will be compensated for all duties performed work-related wise, such as actual drive time, processing paperwork, trips to the gas station, and cleaning the vehicle. They will remain on the clock and be compensated accordingly. Driving duties will be performed for less than the majority (meaning less than 50 percent) of the workdays during the contract period.
The employer is an H-2ALC engaged in custom combining activities. The MSPA exempts any custom combine operation from 29 C.F.R. § 500.30(g). (See In the Matter of Morrison Chopping, LLC, BALCA Case No. 2024-TLC-00053, ETA Case No. H- (July 29, 2024). The employer, as an itinerant custom combine employer, will submit all of the other documentation required of H-2ALCs by regulation.
Work quality: worker must attend required orientation, which time will be compensated.
All employees must respect and follow company policies as stated in the company handbook including any new or changed policies which may be communicated to workers during the course of the season. Workers who become ill or injured for non-work-related reasons and are unable to perform essential functions of the job will be released for cause if not covered by any protected leave. Employees must work in a safe manner and adhere to all safety training provided by the company. Employees must follow the directions of their supervisors regarding work efficiency and quality.
Regarding work efficiency and quality:
Workers will be expected to comply with all provisions of this clearance order and the company's work rules, policies and procedures, and to perform any and all assigned tasks in a work-person-like and efficient manner. Failure to do so will subject the worker to the employer's disciplinary procedures.
Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
Meals: Employer-provided housing includes free and convenient kitchen, cooking, and eating facilities. Workers will purchase food at their own expense and prepare their own meals. Kitchen and eating facilities will be shared with other workers occupying the employer provided housing facilities. The employer will provide vehicles to transport themselves if they have a valid driver's license to a grocery store at least once per week for workers to purchase groceries. If the workers do not possess a valid driver’s license the employer will provide transportation at no cost to workers occupying employer provided housing to and from stores in the locality of the housing where workers may purchase food and other necessities once a week.
In the event kitchen facilities become unavailable due to unanticipated circumstances, the employer will provide three (3) meals per day at a reasonable cost (not to exceed [$16.78] for three meals per day).
Transport: The employer will provide workers with inbound and outbound transportation as set forth in Section I. paragraph 7(A) and (B). The employer will pay for charter bus services or other modes of transportation to the group of workers or permit workers to select any means of transportation they choose, including common carrier transportation.
Experience wanted: 3 months
We require three (3) months of recent and verifiable experience within the past two (2) years for the job duties listed. This position requires a minimum of three (3) months for the employee to get a full understanding of the job and responsibilities.
Once hired, workers may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to the workers. Testing positive or failure to comply with the drug test may result in immediate termination from employment. Drug testing will be conducted after a job offer is made, and before commencing work at the Employer's expense.
Must be able to understand work & safety instructions in English or Spanish, the languages spoken and written in the workplace.
Please see Addendum C.
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