Agricultural Equipment Operator
Agricultural Equipment Operator
Job Type: Seasonal/Temp
Compensation: Hourly Wage
SEASONAL JOB OPPORTUNITY
Seasonal job opportunity available on the farm during the summer season.
Business: Beaver Creek Fencing LLC
Location: Bradshaw, NE
Contact: (402) 710-0745
Email: beavercreekfencing@hotmail.com
Number of positions open: 5
Job Order number: JO-A-300-25362-512618
Start date: 02/26/2026 End date: 12/20/2026
Job duties include but are not limited to:
- Spray fertilizer or pesticide solutions to control insects, fungus, weed growth, and plant diseases using hand sprayers.
- Observe and listen to machinery operations to detect equipment malfunctions.
- Manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery.
- Read plans, instructions, or specifications to determine work activities.
- Measure, mark, or record openings or distances to lay out areas where work will be performed.
- Clean work areas and maintain farm grounds and landscaping.
- Repair farm buildings, fences, and other agricultural structures.
- Establish fence locations and gather information needed to ensure there are no electric cables or water lines in the area.
- Set metal or wooden posts in upright positions in postholes.
- Measure and lay out fence lines and mark posthole positions following instructions, drawings, or specifications.
- Align posts by sighting or using lines and verify vertical alignment using plumb bobs or spirit levels.
- Attach rails or tension wire along the bottoms of posts to form fencing frames.
- Dig postholes using spades, posthole diggers, or power-driven augers.
- Attach fence rail supports to posts using hammers and pliers.
- Assemble gates and fasten gates into position using hand tools.
- Mix and pour concrete around bases of posts or tamp soil into postholes to embed posts.
- Make rails for fences by sawing lumber or cutting metal tubing to required lengths.
- Nail top and bottom rails to fence posts or insert them into slots on posts.
- Stretch wire, wire mesh, or chain link fencing between posts and attach fencing to frames.
- Complete top fence rails of metal fences by connecting tube sections using metal sleeves.
- Erect alternate panel, basket weave, and louvered fences.
- Insert metal tubing through rail supports.
- Nail pointed slats to rails to construct picket fences.
- Construct and repair barriers, retaining walls, trellises, and other types of fences, walls, and gates.
- Weld metal parts together using portable gas welding equipment.
- Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
- Recognize, set up, and operate hand and power tools associated with welding tasks.
- Select and install torches, torch tips, filler rods, and flux according to welding specifications or the types and thicknesses of metals involved.
Job Qualifications and Requirements:
- A minimum of three months verifiable experience is required.
- Workers must be able to obtain their driver’s license within 30-90 days of hire.
- Workers will perform manual and physical work requiring extensive pushing, pulling, sitting or walking, frequent stooping, bending over and movements might be repetitive.
- Job duties include lifting of agricultural tools and equipment that weigh up to 60lbs.
- Most work is performed outdoors, and workers will be exposed to extremely hot and humid temperatures, severe weather conditions like thunderstorms, and tornadoes. Workers must be willing to work long hours and overtime.
- No texting and use of cellphone during working hours, while operating machinery, equipment and driving vehicles.
- Wage rate may increase with verifiable experience. Employer may reward exceptional work with monetary or other benefits in addition to those listed here in his sole discretion.
- Smoking is prohibited in all farm buildings, vehicles, housing, and near equipment. These measures are essential to maintaining a safe and responsible work environment.
- All tools are provided by the employer.
Wage: $19.26 per hour
3/4th guarantee apply – for detailed description, please require from employer
Reimbursement for transportation and subsistence to worksite – 50% upon arrival and 50% at completion of work contract
Housing will be provided should you not be able to return home at the end of each workday
For information regarding terms and conditions of employment, contact Derek Stamp at (402) 710-0745.
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