Farm Laborer And Equipment Operator
SVF LLC
📍 Dixon, IL · Lee County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26190-089182
- 📞 Phone: +1 (815) 973-3548
- ✉️ Email: mbook1986@gmail.com
Employer instructions
Prospective applicants should contact Michael Book by email or phone. Email responses will be during normal business hours. 9-5 M-F. Applicants should be prepared to explain their interest in the position, meet the requirements and that they are willing and able to commit to working the entire work period. Applicants may also contact the nearest local Illinois Career Center to apply.
✉️ Application email template in English
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Subject: Application for Farm Laborer And Equipment Operator (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26190-089182
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Employee will help with general farm labor.
During the fall harvest season, help with physically demanding tasks such as general maintenance and cleaning of buildings, property, and work areas. Employees will clean out grain bins and doing drain tile installation and repair. These tasks are time dependent--drain tile work and harvest needs to be done while the weather is good and the soil is unfrozen. Fall work will also consist of operating tractors/mowers/combines and some trucking. Workers will operate equipment such as harvesters/tractors/mowers/trucks. Workers will need to drive, fix, and adjust harvest, tilling, and unloading equipment. They will attach farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers or harvesters using hand tools, drive vehicles to haul supplies, tools or other employees.
SVF LLC will offer a bonus payment after successful completion of the Fall harvest season of $250 per employee on or after November 30, 2026. Employees will made aware of this orally and/or in writing before and during each season. This bonus will be in addition to all required wages and will not be used to meet the required wage rate. Full details will be provided during orientation.
SVF LLC will provide paid sick leave at a minimum 5 days of paid sick leave per employee, from the beginning of the employee's contract until the end of the contract. An employee will give notice before the start of the workday. For illnesses during the workday, sick leave will be pro-rated based upon an 8 hour day. The complete sick leave policy will be provided during orientation.
Hours and days will vary depending on weather and other factors. Some overtime and weekends required during the busy season. Rotating days off, depending on schedule and workload.
Requirements
| Education | High school / GED |
|---|---|
| Experience | Not required |
| Other requirements | Lifting up to 50 lb Drug test Background check |
Must be able to work in all weather conditions inlcuding rain, snow, hot, cold, etc. Must be able to work long hours and weekend during the heavy part of the season. Must be willing to work variable schedule. Must have valid driver's license to be able to drive work vehicle. Must be able to operate farm machinery safely.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 7:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Weekly |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Dixon, Il) |
| Housing | SVF LLC will implement a weekly housing maintenance plan as described above to address worker concerns and maintain housing quality. The house has three bedrooms and two bathrooms, hot water, electricity, garbage collection, and all necessary amenities, including bed, bedding, and a place to store personal belongings furnished by the employer at no cost. |
| Meals | The workers will have a fully furnished kitchen with all of the necessary equipment and appliances (stove, oven, refrigerator, freezer, microwave), space for food preparation, cooking accessories, and dishwashing facilities (including adequate sinks with hot and cold water under pressure) that are in working condition and will be used by workers to sufficiently prepare three (3) meals a day. Grocery store is approximately 5 miles away from the housing. |
| Daily transportation | The employer furnishes at no charge a work vehicle for employees to drive themselves from their housing to the work site address and then back to their housing at the end of the day. |
| Travel to the job | Employees arrange their own transportation to the place of employment from their home using the most reasonable economical way. Upon arrival employees present receipts for reimbursement. Employer reimburses either immediately or in the first paycheck upon agreement with employee. Outbound: Employer books and prepays for flights and all other transportation costs prior to departure. |
| Pay deductions | All required federal and state deductions and others as required by law. Employer reserves the right to deduct costs of willful destruction of property. |
| Case number | JO-A-300-26190-089182 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse (45-2092.00) |
| Posted | Jul 9, 2026 |