Job Information
John J Yerger Farm/Irrigation/Livestock Worker in Hardin, Montana
H2A
Clearance Order date: 2/12/2024-8/3/2024
John J. Yerger
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
(5) Workers $16.54/hour 60/hour 6am-5pm
No minimum Education Work experience
Lifting requirement 100 lbs
Drug screen
Certification/license, exposure to extreme temperatures, extensive sitting/walking
See Addendum C
Job Description:
Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of barley, corn, hay, sugar beets, wheat and livestock. The majority of the work activities during the overall contract period, however, will be related to Irrigation. General Farm Work will include the following responsibilities: maintain, drive, attach and operate farm implements/tractors/equipment to till soil, plant, cultivate, fertilize and harvest crops; make minor mechanical adjustments and repairs on farm machinery; remove rocks from field; paint/repair farm structures; maintain/repair fencing; perform general cleanup of farm areas; drive, load/unload farm trucks and Ag exempt, non-CDL 10-wheel trucks to transport crops to onsite facilities, transport crops to market; unload grain onto conveyors to storage bins or elevators; shovel wheat and barley out of granary; operate motor bike or all-terrain vehicle in the course of performing duties; workers possessing the proper licensure may be asked to transport other farm workers. Irrigation duties will include the following: Hand lines: connect pipes; check alignment of pipe and adjust for proper water distribution; attach lines to water supply; turn on pump; turn valves to start flow of water; disassemble lines and carry pipes across fields at specified intervals; move pipes through freshly irrigated crops and/or plowed fields where mud may be deep at times; lift and carry pipe sections weighing approximately 40 pounds on a sustained basis. Pivots: push on switch that activates circle sprinkler system. Flood Irrigation: lift gate in side of flooded irrigation ditch/pipe permitting water to flow into bordered section of field; shovel and pack dirt in low spots of embankment or cut trenches in high areas to direct water flow; pickup siphon tubes to start/restart irrigation; shovel or hoe soil to clear ditches/furrows and build embankments to appropriately channel water; setting checks and dams; mix and apply proper solutions to fill holes/cracks in pipes, ditches, and spillways, and make minor repairs to metal, concrete, and wooden frameworks in pipe and ditch valves and gates. Other Irrigation Duties: remove pipes from storage and lay out/place in predetermined patterns in fields; lubricate, adjust, repair and replace parts such as sprinkler heads and drive chains using hand tools; observe revolving sprinklers and adjust to ensure proper operation and uniform distribution of water; disassemble, service and store pipes/mainlines/wheel lines after irrigation season. Duties related to the Production of Livestock will include the following: brand, clip/tag livestock.
Employer will make any required deductions as discussed in Section I / Items 3 & 15, as well as deductions for loans (if any); long distance telephone charges (if any); reimbursement for damage caused to the housing by the individual worker(s) found to have been responsible for damage which is not the result of normal wear and tear related to habitation (if any); charges for reasonable costs related to the worker's refusal or negligent failure to return all items furnished by the employer or due to the worker's willful damage or destruction of such property; deductions directed by the worker by a voluntary assignment solely for the benefit of the worker to a creditor, donee, or other 3rd party (e.g. worker's store/vendor accounts with merchants) wholly independent of the employer and from which neither the employer nor any person acting on his behalf or interest, directly or indirectly, derives any profit or benefit.
How to Apply:
Applican s must have 20 days experience with farm/irrigation work and livestock care and provide the contact information of at least one reference who can verify experience and performance. Applicants hired must be able to obtain a valid drivers license as driving on public roads may be required. To meet minimum acceptable performance standards when irrigating, the worker must, after a 10- day conditioning period, move an average of at least 48 40-foot sections of 3-inch pipe or 44 40-foot sections of 4-inch pipe per hour under normal working conditions
The worker may be offered work seven days a week, as farm work must be performed seven days a week. The worker will be required, however, to work the minimum number of hours indicated in Section A / Item 6. The worker may be offered more than the specified hours per day, but is only required to work the hours specified. The worker may be requested, but will not be required, to work on his/her Sabbath and/or on Federal holidays. Job duties may require split, straight, and/or varied shifts depending on crop needs, such as 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 5:00 to 9:00 PM. Extended evening hours may be required. Work hours may vary and there may be periods when little or no work will be available due to weather, time of year, and the requirements of the cropping program.
No deductions except those required by law will be made which bring the worker's earnings below the Federal Minimum Wage.
Instruction, training, and general supervision will be provided by the farm operator or a designated employee. However, the worker must perform required duties without close supervision and listen to, understand, and follow simple instructions of the employer or supervisor. The worker will be required to return worn out tools, supplies, and equipment before new ones will be provided. Most duties are performed out of doors and entail exposure to heat, cold, dust, rain, and other environmental conditions common in fields, including mosquitoes during certain seasons. The worker must crouch, bend, and lift and carry items weighing up to the number of pounds indicated in Section B/Item 4.e. in the course of performing required activities.
Daily transportation to and from employer-provided or secured housing and job site(s) will only be provided to workers who actually live in the housing. At the time of filing the employer intends to comply with the provisions of Section 655.122(h)(4) by providing daily transportation, and any other transportation, via vehicles as defined in 29 CFR 500.103 to 500.105 and in accordance with the safety standards therein (e.g., vehicles seating no more than 9 passengers such as cars, pickups, station wagons, agricultural machinery/equipment, and vans or buses seating 10 or more passengers). The type of vehicle used may be subject to change due to operational necessities (e.g., mechanical failure requiring vehicle replacement).
Upon request, the employer may provide a partial advance for inbound travel expense. Any remaining inbound transportation costs will be reimbursed in the first workweek of employment to the extent that shifting such costs to the employees (either directly or indirectly) would effectively bring their wages below the FLSA minimum wage. Any such advance, if elected by the employer, will be provided in a non-discriminatory manner to all H-2A workers under this job order who meet the employer's determined criteria and those workers in corresponding employment who are not reasonably able to return to their residence within the same day. Receipts showing transportation charges will be required. If no advance is provided, inbound transportation and subsistence fees will be reimbursed to the worker during the first week of employment. Travel and subsistence costs will cover those incurred by the worker while in travel from/to the place from which the worker came to work for the employer, disregarding intervening employment. Subsistence costs will be paid at