Hay and Alfalfa Pellet Production Worker
Employer: Arrowhead Ag LLC
Location: Wawaka, IN
Workers needed: 2
Pay: $19.13/hour
Season: Nov 15, 2026 – Jul 31, 2027
Experience: 3 months
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
Make, transport, and process the employer’s own hay and alfalfa into pellets at the employer’s designated processing facility.
Operate and monitor grinders, conveyors, pellet mills, coolers, and bagging equipment under controlled production procedures to meet buyer specifications. Check moisture, pellet size, and product quality; adjust equipment as directed; and report mechanical or production problems.
Weigh, bag, label, stack, and store finished pellets. Load and unload the employer’s hay, alfalfa, and finished products. Clean equipment and work areas, perform routine maintenance and minor repairs, and follow equipment safety, dust-control, and product-handling procedures.
Personal cell phone use, texting, social media, and headphones or earbuds are prohibited while operating, cleaning, or repairing equipment; loading or unloading materials; or performing other safety-sensitive duties. Personal use is permitted during designated breaks in safe areas. Emergency or authorized work communications may occur only after work has stopped and equipment is safely secured.
Smoking is prohibited anywhere on the employer’s property, including fields, processing facilities, storage areas, buildings, worker housing, vehicles, and equipment. This rule applies equally to all workers.
Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
Meals: Employer-provided housing includes free and convenient kitchen facilities with appropriate equipment, appliances, cooking accessories, and dish washing facilities for meal preparation. Workers will buy their own groceries. Once a week the employers will offer to provide (on a voluntary basis by the workers) free transportation to assure workers access to the closest store where they can purchase groceries.
Transport: INBOUND: Employer will provide, advance, or reimburse reasonable transportation and daily subsistence, including meals and necessary
lodging, from the place the worker departed to take this job to the worksite. If not provided or advanced, reimbursement is due upon
completion of 50% of the contract, or earlier when required by the FLSA or other applicable law. Transportation payment is based on
the most economical and reasonable common-carrier charges.
Experience wanted: 3 months
To comply with Federal, State and County regulations must be willing to obtain an appropriate driver's license (class D) within two months of employment. If applicant does have a license, applicant must furnish employer with current drivers abstract showing acceptable driving record.
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