Agricultural Equipment Operator
CF, LLC
📍 Ithaca, MI · Gratiot County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26181-064552
- 📞 Phone: +1 (989) 506-1269
- ✉️ Email: hailey.chaffinfarms@gmail.com
Employer instructions
Employer accepts referrals and applicants from all sources. Interview required. Employer's agent conducts interviews by phone at time of inquiry or within a reasonable time thereafter. Interviews conducted at no cost to applicants, whether via phone or in-person. Contact Employer 's agent Monday through Friday during the hours of 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM ET If unavailable, contact employer directly during the hours of 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM ET.
Employer Agent:
MAS Labor H2A, LLC (434) 260-8833 referrals@maslabor.com
Referring State Workforce Agency (SWA) responsible for informing applicants of terms and conditions of employment. After coordinating referral with local order holding office, referring SWA should contact employer or employers agent to provide notice of the referral. When possible, SWA should furnish translator services as needed. Employer requests advance notice by the SWA if holding office intends to refer multiple applicants concurrently.
To be eligible for employment, applicants must:
1. Be able, willing, and available to perform the specified job duties for the duration of the contract period;
2. Have been apprised of all material terms and conditions of employment;
3. Agree to abide by all material terms and conditions of employment;
4. Be legally authorized to work in the United States; AND
5. Satisfy all minimum job requirements. Applicants may apply at nearest Michigan Works! office, which will apprise applicant of material/terms and conditions of employment and will only refer applicant to employer upon confirming hiring eligibility (i.e., that applicant is qualified, able, willing, and available). To locate the nearest Michigan Works!Agency, please visit https://www.michiganworks.org or call 800-285-WORKS (9675) | TTY: 711.
✉️ Application email template in English
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Subject: Application for Agricultural Equipment Operator (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26181-064552
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Crops/Commodities: corn, sugar beets, soybeans, potatoes, corn silage, organic corn, squash, peas, string beans, wheat.
Primary duties (performed the majority of workdays):
Plant, cultivate and harvest vegetables. Use hand tools including, but not limited to: shovels, brooms. Plant seeds. Till soil. Take care to prevent damaging produce and plants. Cultivate crops. Maintain clean working environment, shoveling dirt and other debris from work area.
Mow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Clean, sweep grain bins.
Use power equipment including but not limited to: tractors, planters, mowers, plows, sprayers, cultivators, chain saws, high lifts, skid loaders, fork lifts, diskers. Tractor driving may include additional attachments that assist with planting, harvesting, maintaining, cleaning, cultivating, hauling manure or transporting crops. Operate disking machine to remove weeds and other materials, as instructed, from designated work area, to till the soil where crops are to be planted, to chop unwanted weeds. Worker will ensure that the disks will repeatedly slice any ground to which they are applied in order to optimize the result of the soil. Primary tillage tools will be used to break virgin ground, incorporate residue into the soil in preparation for further work and break up compacted soil in order to increase soil aeration and to promote soil permeability in lower levels of the soil profile. Remove weeds using a tractor-mounted row crop cultivator tool. Worker will machine-harvest potatoes by operating a windrower and potato harvester. Workers must operate equipment, with or without direction, in a manner that protects operator, visitors, other workers, products, crops and equipment. Failure to comply with safety requirements and operating instructions may result in termination.
Install/maintain irrigation systems and water lines. Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment.
Mix and apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate and crop conditions.
Perform farm building/field maintenance and repairs, including picking up garbage, rocks, and power washing farm buildings and equipment.
Work is done in the field for long periods of time. Workers may assist in handling product weighing up to 65 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet. Workers must work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Work required in fields when plants are wet with dew and rain, and may be required during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours can range from 15 to over 105 degrees F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Workers should be able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations.
Must wear assigned personal protective equipment when required. Must report for work daily wearing work clothing and boots or other durable foot wear. Shorts, bathing suits or other casual clothing not permitted. Workers wearing clothing inappropriate for work will not be permitted to start work.
Employer requires all newly-hired employees to take and pass an employer-paid drug test before starting work. Drug test not required for prospective applicants prior to hiring decision.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 3 months |
| Other requirements | Driver's license required Lifting up to 65 lb Drug test |
This job requires a minimum of 3 months of verifiable agricultural experience handling both manual and mechanized tasks including operating commercial agricultural equipment. Applicants must be able to furnish verifiable job reference(s) or comparable third party documentation from recent employer(s) establishing acceptable prior experience. Workers must be able to perform manual and mechanized tasks with accuracy and efficiency. Saturday work required. Must be able to lift/carry 65 lbs. Employer-paid pre-employment and post-hire drug testing required. Clean driving record required. Must have or be able to obtain driver's license with F Endorsement within 60 days of hire. Workers must be able to read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, understand highway traffic signs and signals in English, respond to official inquiries and make entries on reports and records.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 7:00 A.M. – 5:30 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Weekly |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Ithaca, Mi) |
| Housing | Housing provided only to non-local workers (i.e. permanent residence outside normal commuting distance). Only workers may occupy housing. Employer provides separate sleeping and bathroom facilities for each gender. Employer possesses and controls premises at all times. Workers must vacate housing promptly at end of contract period or upon termination, in accordance with state law. Family housing provided only if it is a prevailing practice in the area of intended employment and/or occupation. |
| Meals | Employer does not provide meals. Employer-provided housing includes free and convenient kitchen facilities with appropriate equipment, appliances, cooking accessories, and dishwashing facilities for meal preparation. For workers residing in employer-provided housing, employer also provides free transportation once per week to/from closest town or city for personal errands (e.g., groceries, banking services). Dining, kitchen/cooking facilities and other common areas are shared by all workers. In the event that kitchen facilities become unavailable during the contract period, employer will provide three daily meals in accordance with 20 CFR 655.122(g). In such circumstances, employer will deduct the cost of such meals up to the maximum allowable amount published in the Federal Register, or as otherwise approved by the U.S. Department of Labor. |
| Daily transportation | Housing located within walking distance (i.e., less than one mile); workers will walk to work each work day. For any work locations outside of walking distance, and any incidental transportation between worksites, employer provides daily transportation from the employer-provided housing to the place of work at no cost to workers. |
| Travel to the job | Employer pays/reimburses foreign workers for all visa-related costs (excluding passport fees) in the first workweek. For non-local workers, employer arranges/provides inbound transportation via common carrier mode of transportation (e.g., bus or plane) and reimburses workers for daily subsistence and reasonable lodging costs, if applicable. Use of employer-offered transportation is voluntary. |
| Pay deductions | DEDUCTIONS. Employer makes all deductions required by law (e.g., FICA, federal/state tax withholdings, court-ordered child support, etc.). Workers must pre-authorize voluntary deductions, which may include repayment of wage advances and/or loans, health insurance premiums, retirement plan contributions, and/or third-party payments or wage assignments for products or services furnished for the worker’s benefit or convenience. All deductions comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and applicable state law. Employer may deduct reasonable repair costs if the worker is found to be responsible for damage to housing beyond normal wear and tear. Employer may charge worker for reasonable cost of damages to property and/or replacement of tools and/or equipment if such damage is found to have been the result of worker's willful misconduct or gross negligence. |
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| Case number | JO-A-300-26181-064552 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Agricultural Equipment Operators (45-2091.00) |
| Employer's agent or attorney | Mas Labor H2A, LLC |
| Posted | Jul 7, 2026 |