Agricultural Equipment Operator
Layne Howard
📍 Groton, SD · Brown County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26212-138002
- 📞 Phone: +1 (605) 216-0187
- ✉️ Email: laynehoward94@outlook.com
Employer instructions
Contact: Layne Howard, 40847 133rd St, Groton, South Dakota 57445, Phone: (605) 216-0187, Employer will remain available for pre-determined interview appointments on Monday - Friday, 7 AM-5 PM
✉️ Application email template in English
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Subject: Application for Agricultural Equipment Operator (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26212-138002
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Set, operate and maintain all types of farming equipment in order to harvest and haul grain and oilseed crops. Transport crops to storage bins. Load and unload crops. Check fields and crop conditions. Harvest and stack hay. Perform fall field tilling. Move cattle to and from summer grazing pastures. General farm related duties such as servicing equipment, farm building maintenance, and basic shop work.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 3 months |
| Other requirements | Driver's license required |
Drivers license in 30-days. Clean driving record required.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 8:00 A.M. – 7:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Other |
| Pay details | Wage offer for H-2A workers only is $16.28 per hour. |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Groton, Sd) |
| Housing | None. |
| Meals | Fully furnished kitchen provided. Workers will have access to grocery stores at least once per week. |
| Daily transportation | The employer will provide a vehicle directly to the workers to drive themselves to and from the jobsite and housing as necessary on a day-to-day basis. There is no set schedule; generally, the workers will travel to and from the jobsite just before and after the workday. The workers will also be able to use the vehicles for personal errands and groceries at least once per week. The provided vehicles will be 1 SUV that seats 5 passengers. |
| Travel to the job | The employer will provide advance transportation for reasonable (most economical) common carrier or other transportation which conforms to the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) in bound transportation (if it is the prevailing practice). If not the prevailing practice, the employer will reimburse the worker for transportation costs and subsistence to the employer's work site when the worker completes 50% of the work period. |
| Pay deductions | The following deduction will be made: Taxes, if applicable under Federal, State, and local law from U.S. Workers, FICA Taxes, & Federal Income Tax Withholding. Willful or negligent destruction of property. No deductions will be made which would bring the employee's hourly wage below the Federal Minimum Wage. If workers request and receive a pay advance, that amount will later be deducted from their paycheck. |
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| Case number | JO-A-300-26212-138002 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Agricultural Equipment Operators (45-2091.00) |
| Employer's agent or attorney | H2 VISA CONSULTANTS, LLC |
| Posted | Aug 7, 2026 |