Equipment Operator
Highland Dairy LLC
Compensation
$17.64/hour
- Estimated monthly pay:
- $5,503.68
- Estimated total for the full contract:
- $24,857.28
- Pay deductions:
- All deductions required by law will be made from the worker’s paycheck. Social security, federal and state (if applicable) taxes will only be deducted from foreign H-2A workers upon written request. All workers are subject to reasonable repair cost of damage for the repair/replacement of tools and or equipment and the reasonable cost of negligent damage to lodging facilities and vehicles if worker is shown to have caused the shortage or damage by a dishonest or willful act. This may be charged to worker after damage has occurred and upon employees written authorization to make the deduction. Workers 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.
Estimates are calculated from the wage rate, weekly hours, and contract dates listed in the official record. They are not a guarantee of actual earnings.
Job details
- Dates:
- December 15, 2026 – May 1, 2027
- positions:
- 3
- Weekly hours:
- 72
- Housing:
- Provided
- Transportation:
- Provided
Work description
Workers are needed from December until May to use skid steers to scrape manure and mud from concrete cattle areas to include barns, feedlots, and alleyways to maintain hygiene, cattle health, and efficient operations. Workers will maintain areas to be clean, dry and add salt to ensure non-slip surfaces to reduce injury and improve overall cattle welfare during times of freezing, muddy conditions. Workers will keep manure flush system in barns free from frozen buildup around drop holes, check heating elements and replace as needed though out buildings and water troughs, check and rake sand beds to ensure they are not freezing, plow snow and maintain gravel roads. Once the ground thaws and risk of snow and freezing conditions have passed, robotic scrapers are then utilized until the next winter season, worker will maintain and repair these to ensure proper operation prior to use. Workers are required to work 6 days a week and may be requested to work 7 days a week; workers will alternate days off so that at least one person is working this position daily.
Location
8549 Stein Rd., Sebewaing, MI 48759
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Last updated: October 7, 2026