Agricultural Equipment Operator
Kendrick Brothers
📍 Melvin, IL · Ford County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26307-339886
- 📞 Phone: +1 (217) 249-3498
- ✉️ Email: mdk8881@maxwire.net
Employer instructions
Referrals will be accepted from any source including other applicants, workforce agency personnel, walk-ins, gate hires, etc.
Workers may also contact our office at 1345 E 1200N Rd, Melvin, IL 60952 or contact Kendrick Brothers at (217) 249-3498, Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and/or contact the local workforce office during regular hours and submit an application or resume.
✉️ Application email template in English
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Subject: Application for Agricultural Equipment Operator (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26307-339886
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Snow removal of driveway and parking areas. Operate heavy equipment for tree and brush removal and disposal to be done prior to the 2026 growing season, for field boundary, drainage ditches, and fencerows. This works best when the trees are dormant during cold weather. Along with tree/scrub tree removal repairing, maintaining field boundary lines and markers for surface inlets and outlet pipes, and fence lines. Repair markers, inlets/outlets and fence lines as needed. Winter operation of the grain storage facility aeration and grain temperature monitoring, load outbound trucks with grain, track grain inventory and moisture. Off season overhaul of damaged farm equipment. Clean work areas. 3 months tree removal experience required. Must be able to lift and carry 75lbs, 75yds.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 3 months |
| Other requirements | Lifting up to 75 lb |
3 months of tree removal experience required. Must be able to lift and carry 75 lbs. for 75 yards.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 6:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Weekly |
| Pay details | H-2A Workers wage: $16.95. All workers may be offered higher than the advertised wage rate due to experience and/or merit. |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Melvin, Il) |
| Housing | Four bedroom, two bathroom, with living room, and kitchen. Reasonable repair cost of damage other than that caused by normal wear and tear will be deducted from the earnings of workers found to have been responsible for damage to housing or furnishings. Deductions will also be made for cleaning when necessary, in filthy conditions or disgusting circumstances. |
| Meals | The employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities so workers may prepare their own meals. Employer will provide (on voluntary basis) transportation to assure workers access to stores where they can purchase groceries. |
| Daily transportation | Workers will be provided transportation free of cost. The workers will be provided vehicles free of charge to share that is owned and licensed by Kendrick Brothers. They will use these vehicles to get to and from the worksite. They are 1 car that seats 5 people and 2 pickups that seat 3 and 5 people, respectively. Transportation will be available free of charge to workers who do not reside in employer-provided housing upon request. |
| Travel to the job | The employer will provide advance transportation for a reasonable (most economical) common carrier or other transportation which conforms to the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) for inbound and outbound transportation (if it is the prevailing practice). If not the prevailing practice, the employer will reimburse the worker for the transportation costs and subsistence to the employer’s worksite when the worker completes 50% of the work period. |
| Pay deductions | All deductions from the worker’s paycheck will be made as required by law. Any advances will be deducted with the consent of the employee. Housing: Reasonable repair cost of damage other than that caused by normal wear and tear will be deducted from the earnings of workers found to have been responsible for damage to housing or furnishings. Deductions will also be made for cleaning when necessary, in filthy conditions or disgusting circumstances. EMPLOYER FURNISHED TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT: The employer will furnish, without cost, all tools, supplies, or equipment required in the performance of work. Crews will be responsible for vehicles, tools and equipment assigned to them. Deductions will be taken for lost tools, misuse causing damage and destruction of tools and equipment. Vehicles must be kept clean and deductions will be made for necessary cleaning, damages, due to misuse, and reckless operation. Other: Social Security Federal Tax State Tax Willful destruction of property |
| Case number | JO-A-300-26307-339886 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Agricultural Equipment Operators (45-2091.00) |
| Posted | Nov 3, 2026 |