Agricultural Maintenance Worker
Jason Lovas
About this opportunity
Workers will need to inspect, operate, and test machinery or equipment by troubleshooting and diagnosing machine malfunctions to ensure optimal performance. After diagnosis, the worker will need to determine how to correct them, check the equipment blueprints, repair manuals, or part catalogs, as necessary. Clean or lubricate shafts, bearings, gears, or other parts of machinery.
- Dates
- Dec 1, 2026 – Apr 7, 2027
- Duration
- ~4 months
- Experience
- 6 month(s)
- Category
- agriculture
Requirements
- Experience: 6 month(s)
- This job requires a minimum of 6 months of agricultural experience handling both manual and mechanized tasks including operating heavy agricultural equipment and driving/servicing tractor unit and semi-trailer. Applicants must be able to furnish verbal or written statement establishing relevant prior work experience. Saturday work required.
- Must be able to lift/carry 60 lbs.
- Must have or be able to obtain insurable drivers license within 30 days following hire in order to drive company vehicles, including semi-trucks.
- Crops/Commodities:
- spring wheat, barley, corn, soybeans, and sunflowers.
- Primary duties (performed the majority of workdays):
- Equipment maintenance and repair for mechanical and industrial equipment. Provide routine maintenance, such as inspecting drives, motors, or belts, checking fluid levels, replacing filters, or doing other preventive maintenance actions.
- Workers must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that protects operator, others, the employer's products and property. Failure to comply with safety requirements and operating instructions may result in disciplinary action up to and including immediate termination.
- Must wear assigned personal protective equipment when required.
- Must report for work daily wearing work clothing and boots or other durable foot wear.
- Workers wearing clothing inappropriate for work will not be permitted to start work.
- Outdoor work required when plants are wet, or during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours may vary.
- Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Work is done outdoors for long periods of time and requires prolonged periods of standing and/or walking, repetitive movements, and frequent bending and/or stooping.
- Workers must be able to handle, lift, and carry heavy or bulky objects (product, containers) in accordance with the specified lifting requirements.
- Insurable driver's license required within 30 days following hire in order to drive company vehicles, including semi-trucks, within a 150 mile radius of the farm. Drivers are not required to have CDLs or satisfy other USDOT requirements (e.g., E-logs, weigh stations, etc.). The cargo is being hauled between the employer's own farm locations, including the employer's storage/packing facilities. No cargo is being hauled for purposes of making deliveries to customers or any third-party storage/market location. All duties are therefore consistent with the duties outlined in 45-2091 (Agricultural Equipment Operator) and/or 45-2092 (Farmworkers and Laborers).
- Workers must be able to read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, understand highway traffic signs and signals in English, respond to official inquiries, and make entries on reports and records.
- Supervisor(s) will provide instructions and directions to workers.
- Workers must be able to comprehend and follow instructions and communicate effectively to supervisors. Unusual, complex or non-routine activities will be supervised.
- Workers expected to perform basic duties in a proficient manner without close supervision.
- Job opportunity is Skill Level II.
Work authorization
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- Work authorization
- H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker
- International candidates
- Yes
- Employer sponsorship
- Required
- Confirmation
- Confirmed by source
- Official source
- U.S. Department of Labor
Benefits & conditions
- Housing
- Employer-provided (including mobile or range) — Housing provided only to non-local workers (i.e. permanent residence outside normal commuting distance). Only workers may occupy housing. Employer provides separate sleeping and bathroom facilities for each gender. Employer possesses and controls premises at all times. Workers must vacate housing promptly at end of contract period or upon termination, in accordance with state law.
- Transportation
- Employer provides incidental transportation between worksites at no cost to workers. For workers residing in employer-provided housing, employer also provides free daily transportation to and from the worksite, and weekly transportation to closest town/city for personal errands (e.g., groceries, banking services). Exact transportation schedule varies depending on work location, work/weather conditions, and other factors, but shall occur within a reasonable time before/after workday begins/ends.
How to apply
E-mail: jasonlovas@gmail.com; Tel: N/A; URL: lovasfarms.com
- Phone
- +17013711272
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- Case number
- JO-A-300-26260-242131
- Verification
- Last verified: September 20, 2026
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