• Ag Equipment Operator

    Hvidsten Farms Inc (Stephen, MN)


    ### Job Duties

    Start Date: 02/10/2026

     

    End Date: 12/10/2026

     

    Work hours: 40 hours/week, Mon. - Sat. 8 hours/day, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

     

    The hours may vary during different times of the crop season.

     

    Must Apply By: 07/12/2026

    Job Duties:

    Load and unload crops or containers of materials, manually or using conveyors, hand trucks, forklifts, or transfer augers. Mix specified materials or chemicals, and dump solutions, powders, or seeds into planter or sprayer machinery. Observe and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions. Manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery. Operate or tend equipment used in agricultural production, such as tractors, combines, and irrigation equipment. Maintain farm machinery and notify supervisors when machinery malfunctions. Attach farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, or harvesters to tractors, using bolts and hand tools. Load hoppers, containers, or conveyors to feed machines with products, using forklifts, transfer augers, suction gates, shovels, or pitchforks. Drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers. Drive and operate farm machinery to plant, cultivate, harvest and store grain crops. Till soil, plant and cultivate grain. Drive and operate self-propelled combine.

     

    Farming with: Corn, Dry Beans, Soybeans, Spring Wheat

     

    Employer requires criminal background check post-hire at employers' expense due to expensive tools and equipment. Failure to pass criminal background check will result in termination of employment.

    ### Minimum Education Required

    None. No High School Diploma or GED required.

     

    ### Minimum Experience Required

    Minimum of 3 months of experience is required.

     

    Workers must have positive verifiable experience relevant to the job.

     

    Must be able to obtain a driver's license within 30 days of hire. Certain roles may require a valid driver's license within 30 days of hire and a clean driving record for operating company vehicles.

     

    Lift and carry items weighing up to 60 pounds.

     

    Extensive sitting is required.

     

    Extensive walking is required.

     

    Must be capable of performing physically demanding tasks.

     

    Workers must be able to speak English.

     

    Employees must adhere to strict biosecurity, company policies, and food safety guidelines, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, as applicable.

     

    ### Shift

    First (Day)

     

    ### Number of Openings

    4

     

    ### Public Transportation Accessible

    No

     

    ### Veterans Encouraged to Apply

    Yes

     

    ### Physical Required

    No

     

    ### Drug Test Required

    No

     

    ### Compensation

    $19.33

     

    ### Additional Compensation

    Exceptional performance may be rewarded with additional compensation or benefits at the employer's discretion.

     

    As required for all workers in Minnesota, hours worked in excess of 48 hours in a work week will be paid at the rate of 1.5 times the regular rate of pay.

     

    ### Postal Code

    56757

     

    ### Place of Work

     

    On-site

     

    ### Requisition ID

    H-2A #26-102

    ### Job Type

     

    Full Time

    ### Job Benefits

    EMPLOYER ASSURANCES: Work guaranteed for 3/4 of contract period, starting with date of arrival at work site. Employer provides free housing for workers whose residence is beyond normal commuting distance. Employer pays inbound transportation and subsistence to work site upon 50% completion of work contract for workers whose residence is beyond normal commuting distance. Daily subsistence will be provided at a rate of at least $16.28 per day during travel to a maximum of $68.00 per day with receipts (Updated 03/24/2025). Required work-related tools and supplies provided free of charge by employer.

     

    Effective Jan 1, 2024, per MN State Statute, an employee will earn one hour of paid sick and safe time for every 30 hours worked, up to at least 48 hours of accrued Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) per year, provided the employee works a minimum of 80 hours in a calendar year.

     

    ### Application Instructions

    Send resume listing experience to:

    MN DEED/FLC

    Attn: H-2A#26-102

    180 E. 5th St., Suite 1200, St. Paul, MN 55101

    FAX: 651-297-7722

    EMAIL: [email protected]

    CALL: Mary Garcia 651-259-7513

    Must have proof of legal authority to work in U.S.