Farm Equipment Mechanic
Bear Paw Farms
📍 Chinook, MT · Blaine County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26230-175327
- 📞 Phone: +1 (406) 390-0555
- ✉️ Email: buckt75@gmail.com
Employer instructions
To apply, applicants must provide their full name and contact information. Only those applicants who meet all the special requirements for employment and who are ready, able, willing and qualified to perform the work, who are eligible for employment in the United States, and who will be available at the time and place needed, should apply. Interested applicants and the State Workforce Agency may call between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Mon. thru Fri. MST. Applicants may apply by visiting the local State Workforce Agency to submit their application and be advised of the terms, conditions and qualifications for the job, pursuant to 20 CFR 655.155. Applicants must provide the name, and working telephone number of the previous employer being used as a reference (the reference must be able to verify the workers experience in the occupation for which the worker is applying). If hired, the applicant must be able to provide U.S. employment eligibility and/or identification documents in verification of the applicants right to work in the U.S. The employer will complete the Employment Eligibility Verification Form (I-9) on each worker. The employer may be reached by the State Workforce Agency.
✉️ Application email template in English
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Subject: Application for Farm Equipment Mechanic (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26230-175327
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Agricultural employee is required to maintain, repair, and overhaul farm machinery and vehicles, such as tractors, seeders, harvesters, trucks, and implements. Mechanical skills, experience and training are required to disassemble defective machines, engines or engine components for repair, using hand, air or other mechanical tools and reassemble following repair. This includes testing, operation and making adjustments, as necessary to ensure optimal performance. Employee will clean and lubricate parts, service vehicle to maintain functionality, repair and replacing defective parts, and fabricate new metal parts. Employee will use hand tools, milling, welding equipment, grinders, saws, drill presses, engine lathes, and other machine tools. Some troubleshooting and replacement of electrical components and wiring, using test meters, soldering equipment, and hand tools may be required. Work includes driving trucks to haul tools and equipment for on-site maintenance and repair of large machinery. Employee will be responsible for pre-field operation and post-harvest inspections, service and repairs for all farm equipment.
Employee is required to maintain repair and maintenance records and maintain parts inventory. Excellent communication skills are required as employee will need to confer with other users to location and diagnose malfunctions. The worker must be able to handle complex tasks that require logical thought, care and attention to detail. Work areas and service truck are to be kept neat and organized.
During down times when waiting on parts or other intervening factors, this employee may be asked to haul grain or other crops to and from the fields and elevators, within the farm bounds.
Must speak English and have a current driver’s license. This is a level 1 mechanic position, Increased wages and bonuses are possible depending on performance and experience.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 3 months |
| Other requirements | Driver's license required Lifting up to 100 lb |
Employer provided items (at no cost to the worker): All tools and equipment necessary to perform the duties assigned as well as transportation between worker(s) on-site housing and the work site. A cell phone or two-way radio will be provided for emergency and ranch communications at no cost to the worker (excluding long distance charges).
The expected work schedule may be required in a split shift due to the nature of the job duties. Hours may vary due to weather, time of year and the requirements of the job. Work may be offered more than the specified hours per day, but only required to work the hours specified. Work may be offered 7 days a week but only required 6 days a week.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 8:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Biweekly |
| Pay details | H2A wage to be $19.09 per hour. |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Chinook, Mt) |
| Housing | Renting a room from this housing location. |
| Meals | Kitchen facilities, utilities and utensils will be provided by the employer at no cost to the worker. Worker will prepare their own meals. Upon request, employer will provide transportation to stores at least every two weeks for shopping for food and other necessary items at no cost to the worker. |
| Daily transportation | The employer is a fixed site employer and has 2 pickup trucks seating capacity 5 each, which shall be treated as station wagons described in 29 CFR Section 500.102, available for the workers to use, at no cost to the worker to get to and from the job site and employer housing. These vehicles may also be used to get supplies and groceries as well as for personal errands. Employer provided transportation will meet all applicable local, state and federal safety standards and will abide by 29 U.S. |
| Travel to the job | INBOUND 1) Advance the worker the required transportation and subsistence costs to workers in corresponding employment who are traveling to the employer's work site. The amount of daily subsistence payment will be no less than those set forth in Sec 655.173(a). 2) Pay directly for the inbound transportation, typically, airplane transportation, and reimburse any subsistence costs. If the employer has not previously advanced or paid directly for the inbound transportation and subsistence costs |
| Pay deductions | Housing and Workers Compensation insurance will be provided at no charge to the workers. Social security / Medicaid Taxes and Federal / State taxes will be withheld from U.S. Worker’s paychecks. Voluntary withholdings will be deducted from foreign workers’ paychecks at their request. Employer will make the following deductions when applicable: FICA, loans and advances, long-distance telephone charges the reasonable repair or replacement cost of willful or negligent damage to housing, tools and equipment caused by the worker (other than normal wear and tear). Worker who quit or are terminated for cause prior to completing 50% of the contract will be required to reimburse the employer for the full amounts of advanced and/or reimbursed transportation and subsistence. |
| Case number | JO-A-300-26230-175327 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians (49-3041.00) |
| Employer's agent or attorney | Peak Season Ag LLC |
| Posted | Aug 20, 2026 |