Farm Laborer
Swanson Customs LLC
📍 Buffalo Center, IA · Winnebago County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26289-306721
- 📞 Phone: +1 (641) 860-0680
- ✉️ Email: swansonjmatt@gmail.com
Employer instructions
Applicants, Workforce Agency Personnel, Walk-Ins, Gate Hires, etc. may:
Call for an interview during normal business hours [between the hours of 8 am and 4 pm Mon. - Fri.] Contact:
Matthew Swanson (641) 860-0680
Employer Email: swansonjmatt@gmail.com
Telephone interviews may be conducted during normal business hours as stated above.
✉️ Application email template in English
Replace what is in brackets [ ] with your details. If the employer asked for another way to apply, follow their instructions.
Subject: Application for Farm Laborer (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26289-306721
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Workers will perform general winter-related maintenance during the winter months on the farming sites. Workers will be expected to remove snow from farm site and roads, as well as performing maintenance on tractors for snow removal during the winter months. Workers will be expected to use and operate a truck with a snow blade and a sander, as well as driving a tractor mounted snow-blower and will use shovels for snow removal. Workers will be expected to perform maintenance on said equipment. Furthermore, workers will assist with carrying, situating, running, fueling, and maintaining generators that can provide electricity during severe snowstorms. Workers will assist in the grinding of dry compost to prepare it for fields in the Spring. Workers will also assist in livestock care duties, such as tending and feeding. Equipment to be used may include but is not limited to: tractors, trucks, snow blades, snow-blowers, shovels, generators. The job requires working around livestock and the strong smell of manure. Please see ETA 790 Addendum for additional details.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 1 month |
| Other requirements | Driver's license required Lifting up to 75 lb Drug test Background check |
General knowledge of tractor operation and maintenance required in addition to one (1) month of tractor operation and maintenance required. Must be able to lift 75 lbs/75 yards. Regular drivers license or foreign equivalent required. Training can be provided while on the job if needed. Post-employment drug tests are paid for by employer when applicable.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 8:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Weekly |
| Pay details | $13.72 per hour for H-2A Workers. |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Forest City, Ia) |
| Housing | (Employer-Provided Housing; Total Units: 1; Total Occupancy: 7)**Pickup Point. |
| Meals | The employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities so workers may prepare their own meals. Employer will provide (on a voluntary basis) transportation to assure workers access to stores where they can purchase groceries and/or other incidentals. If free and convenient kitchen facilities become unavailable for any reason, the employer will provide three (3) meals a day for which it will charge individual workers, by payroll deduction, no more than the daily permitted amount as provided in 20 CFR 655.173, which was $16.78 as of April 7, 2026, and which may be increased during the period of this employment. |
| Daily transportation | Employer will provide daily transportation between housing provided or secured by the employer and the employer's place of employment at no cost to the worker. Please see Work Term 9 of 12 for more detailed Transportation Plan. |
| Travel to the job | Employer will either arrange for inbound and outbound transportation via a charter bus service for the worker, or if the worker prefers to arrange their own transportation, Employer will reimburse the worker at no less than the most economical and reasonable common carrier transportation charges for the distances involved as well as for the related daily subsistence costs while the worker is traveling. Please see Work Term 1 of 12 for more detailed Inbound/Outbound Transportation arrangements. |
| Pay deductions | Social Security, Federal Taxes, and State Taxes (will only be charged if applicable in the state where work is performed). If any advances are given to workers, they will be deducted from their checks. Any willful destruction of property will also be deducted. |
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| Case number | JO-A-300-26289-306721 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Agricultural Equipment Operators (45-2091.00) |
| Posted | Oct 16, 2026 |