Job Duties Start Date: 02/15/2026

End Date: 12/15/2026

Work hours: 45 hours/week, Monday - Friday 9 hours/day, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

The hours may vary during different times of the crop season.

Must Apply By: 07/17/2026

Job Duties: Mix specified materials or chemicals, and dump solutions, powders, or seeds into planter or sprayer machinery. Observe and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions. Manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery. Operate or tend equipment used in agricultural production, such as tractors, combines, and irrigation equipment. Maintain farm machinery and notify supervisors when machinery malfunctions. Attach farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, or harvesters to tractors, using bolts and hand tools. Load hoppers, containers, or conveyors to feed machines with products, using forklifts, transfer augers, suction gates, shovels, or pitchforks. Direct and monitor the activities of work crews engaged in planting, weeding, or harvesting activities. Operate towed machines such as seed drills or manure spreaders to plant, fertilize, dust, and spray crops. Weigh crop-filled containers, and record weights and other identifying information. Drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers. Drive and operate farm machinery to plant, cultivate, harvest and store grain crops. Till soil, plant and cultivate grain.

Farming with: Corn, Soybeans, Spring Wheat, Sugar Beets

Minimum Education Required None. No High School Diploma or GED required.

Minimum Experience Required Minimum of 3 months of experience is required.

Workers must have positive verifiable experience relevant to the job.

Must be able to obtain a driver's license within 30 days of hire. Certain roles may require a valid driver's license within 30 days of hire and a clean driving record for operating company vehicles.

Lift and carry items weighing up to 60 pounds.

Must be capable of performing physically demanding tasks.

Workers must be able to speak English.

Employees must adhere to strict biosecurity, company policies, and food safety guidelines, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, as applicable.

Shift First (Day)

Number of Openings 3

Public Transportation Accessible No

Veterans Encouraged to Apply Yes

Physical Required No

Drug Test Required Yes

Compensation $19.33 / Hourly

Additional Compensation As required for all workers in Minnesota, hours worked in excess of 48 hours in a work week will be paid at the rate of 1.5 times the regular rate of pay.

Postal Code 56248

Place of Work

On-site

Requisition ID

H-2A #26-065

Job Type

Full Time

Job Benefits

EMPLOYER ASSURANCES: Work guaranteed for 3/4 of contract period, starting with date of arrival at work site. Employer provides free housing for workers whose residence is beyond normal commuting distance. Employer pays inbound transportation and subsistence to work site upon 50% completion of work contract for workers whose residence is beyond normal commuting distance. Daily subsistence will be provided at a rate of at least $16.28 per day during travel to a maximum of $68.00 per day with receipts (Updated 03/24/2025). Required work-related tools and supplies provided free of charge by employer.

Effective Jan 1, 2024, per MN State Statute, an employee will earn one hour of paid sick and safe time for every 30 hours worked, up to at least 48 hours of accrued Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) per year, provided the employee works a minimum of 80 hours in a calendar year.

Application Instructions

Send resume listing experience to:

MN DEED/FLC

Attn: H-2A #26-065

180 E. 5th St., Suite 1200, St. Paul, MN 55101

FAX: 651-297-7722

EMAIL: foreignlaborcertification.DEED@state.mn.us

CALL: Mary Garcia 651-259-7513

Must have proof of legal authority to work in U.S.

Backman Seeds Inc

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