United Spinal Association Jobs

Need 2 full time temporary, seasonal Ag. Equipment Operators to work in Hancock, MN. From: 04/01/2025 to 12/01/2025 Work: 54 hrs./week, Mon. -Fri. 9hrs./day, Sat. 9 hrs./day. 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 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. 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. Must Apply By: 08/02/2025 JOB DESCRIPTION: We are a 4,000 acres row crop farming operation. We grow corn, edible beans and carrots utilizing center pivot and subsurface drip irrigation. Our equipment is late model Fendt tractors and combine. Job duties may include and are not limited to tasks such as: apply products such as fertilizers, pesticides, growth inhibitors, etc. attach/detach implements, clean work areas, feel plants/crops leaves and note coloring to detect the presence of insects or disease, haul and spread materials such as but not limited to fertilizer to condition the soil, identify plants, crops, pests, and weeds to determine the selection and application of pesticides and fertilizers, inform farm managers of plants or crops progress, load crops and drive trucks to transport to and from fields and/or storage locations or facilities, load and unload materials and commodities, load inputs and drive trucks to transport to fields, maintain grounds and landscaping, mix materials, dump solutions or seeds into planter, spreader, sprayer type machinery, operate self-propelled machinery, record information about crops, repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment, repair farm buildings, fences, and other structures, set up repair, maintain, and operate specialized equipment, tilling soil, transplanting, weeding, thinning, pruning crops, use hand tools such as such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, loppers, and knives, use hand tools such as wrenches, crow bars, air tools, electric tools, Equipment such as but not limited to the following will be used/operated by the workers in conjunction with the duties being performed: augers, bins, silos, loading and unloading facilities, combines or other harvesting equipment, GPS guidance systems, grain carts, forklift, irrigation equipment, mowers and other landscaping equipment, pickups, cars, etc. planters, self-propelled machinery, semi-trucks, sprayers, spreaders, straight frame trucks, tillage equipment, tractor/trailer combinations, tractors. The workers will be performing the duties to help produce corn, edible beans, carrots. JOB REQUIREMENTS: Three (3) months recent and verifiable experience required for the job duties listed. Be able to lift up to 50 lbs. Once hired, worker may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to the worker. Testing positive for an illegal/controlled substance or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment. The worker will be exposed to extreme temperatures. Extensive sitting is required. Extensive walking is required. Repetitive movements are required. Obtain MN driver's license within 60 days of arrival. Obtain MN Pesticide Applicator License within 60 days of arrival. No minimum education required. 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 $15.88 per day during travel to a maximum of $59.00 per day with receipts. Required work-related tools and supplies provid d free of charge by employer. HOW TO APPLY: Send resume listing experience to: MN DEED/FLC, Attn: H-2A#25-282, JO#14514381 180 E. 5th St., Suite 1200, St. Paul, MN 55101-1678 Fax: 651-297-7722 Call: Mary Garcia, FLC/MSFW Supv., 651-259-7513 Must have proof of legal authority to work in U.S. Refer to ID H-2A #25-282 when applying