Winter Farm Maintenance and Grain Management Worker
Employer: Chad Wosje
Location: Volga, SD
Workers needed: 8
Pay: $17.92/hour
Season: Jan 1, 2027 – Feb 15, 2027
Experience: 6 months
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
Clean out grain bags. Monitor grain dryer. Manage grain stores. Load and unload trucks. Weight trucks on scale. Probe trucks for quality of grain. Haul agricultural commodities from storage facilities to local markets or ethanol plants using grain trucks. Perform winter farm maintenance work. Remove snow from farm property. Ensure that all roadways required to manage grain stores and deliver feed to livestock are clear of snow and can be driven upon at all times. Performing winter-specific preventative maintenance on equipment used to maintain the feedlot facilities and their feed-delivery infrastructure. Inspect feed bins, augers, motors and associated equipment for problems caused or aggravated by winter weather. Clear snow and ice from areas surrounding feed bins, feed storage areas, augers and other feed-handling equipment so feed can be delivered and transferred safely. Assist with winterization and protection of agricultural equipment and livestock-facility infrastructure from freezing conditions. Check and address frozen water lines, hydrants, valves or other livestock water-related equipment. Haul hay crops and feed to feedlot. Clean and winterize farming equipment, grain elevators and farming facility. Service and maintenance of grain truck as necessary.
Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
Meals: Fully furnished kitchen provided. Workers will have access to grocery stores at least once per week.
Transport: The employer will provide advance transportation for reasonable (most economical) common carrier or other transportation which conforms to the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) in bound transportation (if it is the prevailing practice). If not the prevailing practice, the employer will reimburse the worker for transportation costs and subsistence to the employer's work site when the worker completes 50% of the work period.
Experience wanted: 6 months
Must have a valid drivers license within 30 days. Clean driving record required.
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