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Need 4 full time, temporary, seasonal, full time Farmworker / Laborers to work in Goodhue and Wabasha counties. From: 03/01/2024 to 12/10/2024 Work: 40 hrs./week, Mon.-Fri. 8 hrs./day, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 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. Additional hours of work, i.e., on Sabbath, or holidays may be requested, but may not be required. Must Apply By: 07/22/2024 NOTE: Due to system rules, this job order will close before the recruitment period elapses on 07/22/2024, however a new job order will be created and posted for the remainder of the recruitment period. JOB DUTIES: Employees on farms, will perform general maintenance tasks including repair livestock buildings. Repair and/or install feed equipment, waterlines, gating, insulation, doors, ceilings, and roofs. Repair ventilation equipment. Framing, tin sheeting, and welding for buildings and equipment repairs and remodeling. Equipment Maintenance requires hand tools and all other necessary tools provided to change oil and do other equipment maintenance that can only be done in good weather conditions throughout the spring, summer and fall. Bait stations will be placed in order to keep mice from entering our buildings and causing damage or spreading diseases. Bait is placed every other week during contract period. Employees will also participate in the maintenance and repair, upkeep of farm and facility maintenance of livestock confinements. Feeding and caring for livestock when needed. Cleaning the livestock confinement and sanitizing the building. Mowing and weed eating outside the livestock confinement to keep clear pathways for vehicles and maintain worksite cleanliness. Employees will also be required to take part in lawn care which will require the use of lawn mower, rakes, branch cutter, and weed cutters. Employees may assist with all aspects of corn production. In the fall, harvest and preparation would start in late September and run through December. Grain hauling from remote locations continues after harvest through the winter months as we store it for later usage as feed. Employees will also participate in the spreading of manure to maintain farm soil quality. Manure is applied in the fall from late September through December when crops are removed, and the ground is not frozen. Laborers are responsible for preparing, maintaining, cleaning, and operating all machinery and equipment used for the handling of the manure. Truck transportation is needed for the handling of crop inputs and grain. Equipment operated may include ATV, pickup, semi-truck, tractor, seed tender or combine harvester. JOB REQUIREMENTS: 3 months experience. High School Diploma or GED. Valid Class D driver's license. Able to lift and carry 75 lbs. for 75 yds. Must be willing to drive a semi-truck. Work performed requires exposure to extreme temperatures, extensive pushing, pulling, sitting, walking, frequent stooping or bending over, and repetitive movements. 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 $15.46 per day during travel to a maximum of $59.00 per day with receipts. Required work-related tools and supplies provided free of charge by employer. HOW TO APPLY: Send resume listing experience to: MN DEED/FLC, Attn: H-2A#24-126, JO#13879445 180 E Fifth St., Suite 1200, St. Paul, MN 55101-1678. FAX: 651-297-7722 CALL: Mary Garcia, FLC Coordinator 651-259-7513 Must have proof of legal authority to work in U.S.