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Jacobson Ranch Agricultural Equipment Operator in Watford City, North Dakota
ND job order 924392 Temporary seasonal position from 3/15/2026 to 12/1/2026 We seed about 3000-acre as of durum, peas, and hay crops. We calves out about 300 cows in March. We put up about 1500 acres of hay during the summer. We wean calves off the end of October. During the winter months we do not have any crops growing and no additional care of cattle is needed. During the crop production season job duties will include attaching farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, or harvesters to tractors, using bolts and hand tools, operate tractors, planters, sprayers, seed drills, operate other farm equipment, manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery, operate equipment to harvest crops, drive pickup trucks to haul crops, supplies, and tools, inspect, adjust, and complete routine maintenance and repairs on equipment drive trucks, tractors, and other equipment. Transport crops, or equipment as needed. During the calving season March/April, while cattle are confined and not able to graze in pastures, employees will need to assist with cattle birthing and deliveries during the calving season and will need to distribute feed to animals while confined, herd livestock to pastures for grazing after the calving season, or to scales, trucks, or other enclosures, patrol grazing lands using all-terrain vehicles, operate farming equipment, transport animals when weaning calves. Must have a regular driver's license. Requires 2 months farm experience. In view of the statutorily established basic function of the Employment Service (ES) as a no-fee labor exchange that is as a forum for bringing together employers and job seekers, neither the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) nor the State Workforce Agencies (SWA) are guarantors of the accuracy or truthfulness of information contained on job orders submitted by employers. Nor does any job order accepted or recruited upon by the ES constitute a contractual job offer to which the ETA or a SWA is in any way a party. Workers interested in the job may reach the employer at the following address and phone number: Name: Duane Jacobson Address: 11915 36th St NW, Watford City, ND 58854 Phone: 701-770-6069 Applicants may call Monday - Friday between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm Applicants, Workforce Agency Personnel, Walk-ins, Gates Hires, etc. may: 1. Call for an interview during normal business hours at the number listed above. 2. Report to the farm office or worksite listed above. 3. Employee must be available and indicate willingness to work the entire season. Must have transportation to the job site at the start of the season. Transportation will be reimbursed. Must be familiar with the terms, conditions and nature of employment. Are legally entitled to work in the US. and able, willing and qualified to perform the work. Must possess documentation required to enable employer to comply with the employment verification requirements of IRCA. Accurate completion of Form I-9 will be required from each worker within (3) days of employment and/or hiring of individual referred through the clearance system. All candidates must be able to communicate in English to ensure safety at the workplace.