Agricultural Ag Equipment Operator
Employer: GK Environmental Svcs
Location: Great Bend, KS
Workers needed: 4
Pay: $15.18/hour
Season: Dec 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2027
Experience: 2 months
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
Job requires the operation of trucks, tractors, and farm equipment to harvest, haul, and store crops, to put up hay, and to spread compost and manure on agricultural fields. Workers drive semi-trucks and trailers to transport harvested crops from the field to storage locations and drive to and from the various fields, job sites, and storage locations where work is performed. Workers harvest crops in the fields and operate silage choppers and silage hauling trucks to chop, haul, and deliver silage from the field to storage. Hay duties include cutting hay with a swather or mower/conditioner, raking, baling, stacking hay, and loading hay onto trailers for transport. Workers operate tractors and spreader wagons to spread manure and compost in fields, and operate loaders and composters to handle, turn, and compost manure. Equipment that workers may be required to operate includes, but is not limited to, loaders, tractors, composters, spreader wagons, silage choppers, silage trucks, mowers, swathers, mower/conditioners, rakes, balers, hay stackers, and semi-trucks and trailers. Workers perform general maintenance on all equipment, including changing tires, changing oil and filters, and washing and cleaning out equipment. Job also requires performing general maintenance, repairs and/or clean-up of storage sheds, buildings, and all farm equipment; ensuring operational areas are organized and well maintained; using hand tools and equipment to repair, clean and maintain farm vehicles, machinery and specialized machinery and agricultural equipment; regularly servicing equipment. There are few typical days, and workers may be required to change duties and/or locations often and engage in various general functions. Daily duties may vary depending on crop, weather, and field conditions. The employer reserves the right to increase workers' pay or provide bonuses based on tenure, performance, or other factors that are solely based on the discretion of the employer.
Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
Meals: The employer will provide, without charge or deposit, free and convenient kitchen and cooking facilities to prepare meals. The workers will be allowed time to drive themselves or will be transported to a store or market to purchase their own food and cooking supplies. Employer provided housing contains a refrigerator, stove, oven, and operational sink with hot and cold water under pressure. In the event that the workers are unable to prepare meals at the housing location, the employer will provide three sufficient meals a day free of charge.
Transport: After worker has completed 50% of the work contract period, employer will reimburse worker for the cost of transportation and subsistence from the place of recruitment to the place of employment. Employee transportation will be arranged to and from their country of origin by either plane, train, bus, taxi service or own vehicle; whichever is most economical. The employer will properly reimburse employees for such travel as defined in 20 CFR 655.122(h). Continued in Addendum C.
Experience wanted: 2 months
Job requires having or being able to obtain a drivers license within 30 days of hire. Basic English literacy skills are required. Workers will be required to perform duties outdoors and will be exposed to variable weather and climate conditions, including extreme heat, cold, humidity, rain, wind, and direct sunlight. Random drug testing and criminal background checks may occur post-hire at the employers expense. These checks may be performed to ensure safe housing and work environments for all workers. Positive drug test results or refusal to comply with testing may result in termination of employment.
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