Farm Worker

Total Workers 6 Temporary Fulltime position from 1/1/2027 to 10/31/2027 48 Hours/week $16.83 per hour for US and H-2A worker General farm duties include operating, maintaining, and attaching farm implements, tractors, and other equipment used to till soil, plant, cultivate, fertilize, and harvest crops; making minor mechanical adjustments and repairs to farm machinery; mixing and/or applying chemicals in accordance with applicable restrictive-use laws; removing undesirable or excess crop growth and rocks from fields; painting, repairing, and maintaining farm structures and fencing; cleaning farm areas; loading, unloading, and driving farm trucks; traveling to supply retailers to pick up or deliver parts, feed, supplies, and equipment; and operating motor bikes or all-terrain vehicles in the performance of assigned duties. Workers with the appropriate licensure may also transport other farm workers. Irrigation duties include operating, maintaining, and repairing hand lines, wheel lines, pivot systems, and flood irrigation systems. Workers may connect, align, move, and disassemble irrigation pipes; attach lines to water supplies; operate pumps, valves, engines, and sprinkler controls; and carry pipe sections weighing approximately 40 pounds on a sustained basis, including through muddy, freshly irrigated, or plowed fields. Flood irrigation work may include opening and closing gates, connecting pipes, siphoning and directing water, digging or clearing ditches and furrows, building or repairing embankments, and making minor repairs to pipes, spillways, valves, gates, and related frameworks. Workers may also lay out irrigation systems, lubricate and adjust equipment, replace sprinkler heads, drive chains, and other components using hand tools, monitor sprinklers for proper operation and uniform water distribution, and disassemble, service, and store irrigation equipment at the end of the season. Additional duties may include checking the physical condition of livestock; identifying signs of illness, injury, or disease; monitoring weight gain and animals approaching delivery; assisting with delivery, including pulling and resuscitating calves; administering medications, vaccines, and insecticides; mixing and distributing feed, additives, water, and mineral blocks; operating equipment to haul feed and water; herding and confining livestock; cleaning and disinfecting corrals, stalls, and sheds; docking, castrating, branding, clipping, tagging, and clamping livestock; maintaining animal records; and hoisting and stacking hay bales onto wagons or trucks. Workers may perform other related farm and livestock duties as assigned. Job duties may require night shifts spanning two calendar days due to livestock demands. Work schedules may vary, and employees may be assigned to rotating shifts, including evening or weekend work as needed. Duties may change during the workday depending on crop/cattle conditions, weather, or other needs. Workers will perform a variety of farm labor tasks as assigned, consistent with the job description and within the certified hours. Workers may not be required to work for more than the number of hours specified in the Job Order for a workday, or on the worker's day of religious observance or federal holidays. In view of the statutorily established basic function of the Employment Service (ES) as a no-fee labor exchange that is as a forum for bringing together employers and job seekers, neither the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) nor the State Workforce Agencies (SWA) are guarantors of the accuracy or truthfulness of information contained on job orders submitted by employers. Nor does any job order accepted or recruited upon by the ES constitute a contractual job offer to which the ETA or a SWA is in any way a party. Applicants should thoroughly familiarize themselves with the job specifications and the terms and conditions of employment before contacting the employer or seeking a referral. On y workers meeting all the qualifications for employment, who are able, willing, and qualified to perform the work, with or without reasonable accommodations, who are eligible for employment in the United States, and who are available at the time and place needed should be referred to the employer. All referrals from state workforce agencies must be sent to the employer by email and must include referral contact name, phone number, and email address if an email is available. Only the employer has hiring authority for these positions. Contact hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., ("Regular Business Hours"), except on federal holidays. Collect telephone calls will not be accepted directly from job applicants and persons inquiring about employment. The employer will interview applicants by phone and in person by appointment and job offers will be extended to qualified, eligible applicants. Telephone or in-person interviews will be at no cost to workers. Applicants, State Workforce Agency personnel, walk-ins, gate hires, etc. may call for an interview during regular business hours. If a job service office will be referring several applicants at the same time, it is requested that the employer be advised in advance so that sufficient time may be allowed to schedule interviews. Documentation of identity and employment authorization (original documents only) sufficient to complete an I-9 Form, as required by the Immigration Reform and Control Act, must be in the possession of the worker at the time the worker reports for work and will be examined by the employer as a condition for completing the hiring process. Walk-in applicants whose pre-employment paperwork was completed at the time of hire must have a valid identity document when they report to work. No worker will be considered to have completed the hiring process, nor be permitted to start work, and/or occupy employer-provided housing, without completing an I-9 Form and presenting required documentation of identity and employment eligibility within the legally required time frames. Although the job holding office is not required to verify employment authorization documentation, the employer requests that the Employment Service staff apprise applicants that they will be required to provide documentary proof of work authorization to the employer. For more information on this job opportunity, contact your local Job Service Office or Job Service Polson 417-B Main St. Polson, MT 59860 406-883-7880