RANCH HAND
Employer: MOONSHADOW FARMS LLC
Location: SWEET GRASS, MT
Workers needed: 4
Pay: $18.48/hour
Season: Jan 15, 2027 – Nov 14, 2027
Experience: 3 months
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
Employee will be required to prepare, maintain, and operate farming equipment/machinery, such as tractors, seeders, drills, plows, sprayers, combines, grain carts, etc, to top dress, plant, harvest, and haul small grains and pulse crops from the fields to the holding facilities. Employee will be required to operate and maintain all fans, if any, on grain bins, along with being able to operate and move augers to correct grain bin locations. Employee will not be operating any equipment or vehicles over the 26,001 lb GVW weight limit. General farming duties such as servicing and repairing, along with basic facility maintenance/upkeep due to weather damage and everyday use. Workers will assist with planting trees and plowing around the trees to prevent weeds taking over for the habitat area created for upland birds along with planting specific grasses for the food and thermal cover for the birds.
Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
Meals: Employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities including utensils, stoves, refrigeration, and dishwashing accommodations to H-2A workers and those workers in corresponding employment who are not reasonably able to return to their residence within the same day. All cooking and kitchen facilities will be maintained in working order and are sufficient for workers to provide and prepare three meals a day. The employer will provide free transportation to stores at least every two weeks to allow workers to shop for groceries and other necessary items.
Transport: At the time of filing, the modes of inbound and outbound transportation are not known, as the workers are permitted to select the means of transportation and will be reimbursed/paid no less than the most economical and reasonable common carrier transportation charges for the distances involved for inbound travel and outbound travel (when required).
Employer will transport workers back & forth usung a three passenger pickup truck on a daily basis.
Experience wanted: 3 months
Applicant must have 3 months experience farm work. Applicants hired must have an active driver's license from their home State, Country or an International Driver license and be able to obtain a valid State of Montana driver's license, as driving on public roads may be required.
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