Auto mechanic

Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians in Yerington, NV

This is an H-2A job order, which means the employer has already applied to hire workers from outside the United States for it.

Employer: Morrison Chopping LLC (2027.1)
Where: Yerington, NV
Places: 5
Pay: $30.55 per hour
Visa: H-2A
Starts: 2027-01-15
Ends: 2027-11-15
Filed: 2026-11-03

What the work involves

Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians' duties include: 1. Maintain, repair, and overhaul farm machinery and vehicles, such as tractors and harvesters. 2. Dismantle defective machines for repair, using hand tools. 3. Record details of repairs made and parts used. 4. Reassemble machines and equipment following repair, testing operation and making adjustments, as necessary. 5. Clean and lubricate parts. 6. Test and replace electrical components and wiring, using test meters, soldering equipment, and hand tools. 7. Tune or overhaul engines. 8. Examine and listen to equipment for mechanical issues. 9. Repair or replace defective parts using hand tools, milling and woodworking machines, lathes, welding equipment, grinders, or saws. 10. Drive trucks to haul tools and equipment for on-site repair of large machinery. 11. Fabricate new metal parts, using drill presses, engine lathes, and other machine tools. 12. Repair bent or torn sheet metal. Morrison Chopping LLC owns all of the farm machinery and vehicles that will be maintained and repaired by the worker. Driving duties from worksite to worksite: The employee will be compensated for all duties performed work-related wise, such as actual drive time, processing paperwork, trips to the gas station, and cleaning the vehicle. They will remain on the clock and be compensated accordingly. Driving duties will be performed for less than the majority (meaning less than 50 percent) of the workdays during the contract period. The employer is an H-2ALC engaged in custom combining activities. The MSPA exempts any custom combine operation from 29 C.F.R. § 500.30(g). (See In the Matter of Morrison Chopping, LLC, BALCA Case No. 2024-TLC-00053, ETA Case No. H-300-24113-913849 (July 29, 2024). The employer, as an itinerant custom combine employer, will submit all of the other documentation required of H-2ALCs by regulation. Work quality: worker must attend required orientation, which time will be compensated. All employees must respect and follow company policies as stated in the company handbook including any new or changed policies which may be communicated to workers during the course of the season. Workers who become ill or injured for non-work-related reasons and are unable to perform essential functions of the job will be released for cause if not covered by any protected leave. Employees must work in a safe manner and adhere to all safety training provided by the company. Employees must follow the directions of their supervisors regarding work efficiency and quality. Regarding work efficiency and quality: Workers will be expected to comply with all provisions of this clearance order and the company's work rules, policies and procedures, and to perform any and all assigned tasks in a work-person-like and efficient manner. Failure to do so will subject the worker to the employer's disciplinary procedures.

How to apply

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Seasonal Jobs.

What that comes to in a month

At forty hours a week, the rate in this filing works out at about $5,285 a month before tax. That is the standard full-time month of 173 hours; overtime, deductions and the cost of getting there are not in it.

How the work permit works in the United States

Employer-sponsored temporary or permanent labor certification. The employer files with the Department of Labor first. Which programme applies depends on the work and whether it is seasonal.

Published by U.S. Department of Labor, foreign labor certification