Agricultural Equipment Operators

$14.20 Per Hour Position range in Iowa $21.81 - $25.80 Per hour Agricultural Equipment Operators (Confidential)

Occupation:

Agricultural Equipment Operators

Location:

Paullina, IA - 51046 Positions available: 16 Job #: 10705254

Source:

IowaWORKS

Posted:

12/18/2025

Updated:

12/18/2025

Expires:

07/19/2026

Web Site:

IowaWORKS Onsite /

Remote:

Work onsite all of the time

Job Type:

Temporary, Full Time, Permanent Employment, Day Shift Job Requirements and Properties Help for Job Requirements and Properties. Opens a new window. Work Onsite Full Time Experience 2 Month(s) DL Required Language English, Well Schedule Full Time Job Type Temporary Duration Permanent Employment Hours 48 Hours Per Week Shift Day Shift Job Description Help for Job Description. Opens a new window. Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties common to a Custom Harvester found in SOC Code 45-2091 Agricultural Equipment Operator such as and not limited to: Operate self-propelled equipment such as John Deere combines (with draper and corn heads) and tractors that reaps, harvests, threshes, swathes, or winnows crops such as wheat, barley, lentils, canola, corn, soybeans; Manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery including threshing and GPS settings; Perform safety checks on equipment; Operate equipment such as augers, grain carts, fuel/service trailers; Attach implements using hand tools; Clean and maintain equipment and work areas; Drive tractor with grain cart for tendering crops from the middle to the edge of the field, and drive truck with hopper bottom trailer for transporting crops from fields over surfaced (rock, dirt, pavement, etc.) rural roads to storage areas such as elevators, bins, bags, silos, and operating truck with trailer for transporting equipment and other tools used for harvesting from one field to another; No smoking on the jobsites; Personal cell phone use is limited while clocked in and cannot interfere with performing your job duties; The workers hired under this job order will primarily perform certain job duties from within the job description; however, all workers may be expected to perform any of the job duties throughout the duration of the season. Workers must be able to speak and understand English. Two (2) months of recent and verifiable experience required for the job duties listed. Must be able to obtain appropriate drivers license following hire and obtain clean driving record. 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 or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment.

Dates of need:

March 1, 2026-December 5, 2026 The employer will provide advance transportation that is reasonable and housing free of charge if the worker is unable to reasonably return to their residence at the end of the work day. Please visit or contact your local office for details and to review a copy of the ETA that outlines the work agreement for this H-2A job order.