Driver/Farm & Ranch Hand

Spalding, Nebraska

Overview

Talent Solutions is partnering with Pritchard Ag LLC, a diversified farm, cow/calf, and retail fertilizer operation near Spalding, Nebraska. They are looking for someone who will be driving truck and supporting the farming and ranching side of the business. This role hauls grain and dry fertilizer, delivers product, and keeps the sprayer supplied through the busy seasons, along with helping on farm and ranch work such as checking cows, fixing fence, moving cattle, harvest, and equipment maintenance. You do not need experience with crops or cattle; they will teach you if you are willing to learn. A CDL and experience driving truck are required. They need someone who can take a task and handle it independently. All hauling is local, so you are home every night. Spalding is a small town of about 500 with a great main street and good schools, about an hour from Grand Island, O'Neill, Columbus, and Norfolk.

What Sets This Opportunity Apart

Home every night, with all hauling within 100 to 150 miles
Variety from season to season across farming, cattle, fertilizer, and trucking
Small town living with a great main street and good schools, about an hour from Grand Island, O'Neill, Columbus, and Norfolk
No crop or cattle experience needed, they will teach you if you are willing to learn
Housing provided

Responsibilities

Haul grain with a semi and hopper bottom trailer for the operation and neighboring farms
Haul corn out of the bins, scrape snow, and help with chores through the winter
Haul and deliver dry fertilizer March through June
Deliver product by semi or by pickup and trailer depending on the load
Keep the sprayer supplied with product through spraying season in June and July
Operate fertilizer application equipment
Perform basic maintenance on trucks and equipment, including greasing and taking tires to town for repair
Help with odd jobs around the place in late summer, including work on the fertilizer plant
Assist on the farm and ranch side as needed, including checking cows and spraying weeds from the side by side, fixing fence, moving cattle, cleaning pens, and hauling manure
Help with harvest September through November, and with fall spraying and fertilizer work in November and December
Work independently on assigned tasks once trained

Qualifications

CDL and experience driving truck required
Willingness to support the farming and ranching side of the business. No crop or cattle experience needed. They will teach you what you need to know if you are willing to learn
Ability to drive a semi and pull a hopper bottom trailer
Ability to operate fertilizer application equipment, or willingness to learn
Basic mechanical skills for minor repairs and maintenance
Welding experience is a plus
Ability to work independently and see a task through
Flexibility to work around the weather, including occasional weekends

Compensation and Benefits

$22 per hour, negotiable
Two days off per week outside of main busy seasons, typically 8 to 5; days off may fluctuate depending on weather
Housing Assistance
Company pickup provided as needed
One week of paid vacation to start, plus paid time off
Half a beef per year
Help getting set up with health insurance through a trusted local agent