Farm Workers

Crops/Commodities: Corn, Soybeans and wheat. Primary duties (performed the majority of workdays): This job requires a minimum of 2 months of  agricultural field work experience handling both manual and mechanized  tasks including operating agricultural equipment associated with production of wheat, corn or soybeans. Applicants must be able to furnish verbal or written statement establishing relevant prior work experience. Workers must be able to perform manual as well as mechanized activities with accuracy. Crops grown on the farm include soybeans, corn and wheat. Perform a variety of manual tasks associated with the grain and oilseed production including planting, cultivating, and harvesting of crops. Install and remove levee gates. Assist with irrigation, clean bins and around barns, clean and maintain equipment, load and unload, pull samples, work in fields. May apply agricultural chemicals: herbicides and insecticides, and apply fertilizer. Work includes mechanized field work using power equipment. By way of example and not limitation; power equipment may include tractors, combines, planters, sprayers, cultivators, and other equipment. Worker will be expected to be able to operate, maintain and repair agricultural equipment with or without direction. Workers will assist in loading/unloading trucks with grain, seed and/or materials weighing up to and including 60 pounds. Workers must be able to lift such weights to a height of 5 feet over the course of the work day. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, insect spray, related chemicals, etc. may affect workers' ability to perform the job. Workers are exposed to wet weather early in the morning through the heat of the day, working in the fields. Workers may be required to work during occasional shower not severe enough to stop field operations. Workers should be physically able to do the worker required with or without reasonable accommodations. Saturday work is required. In addition workers may be required to perform variable tasks such as the following irrigation, ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, weeding and other tasks related to general farming. Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. Applicants must be able to furnish verifiable job reference(s) or comparable third party documentation from recent employer(s) establishing acceptable prior experience. Job opportunity is Skill Level I. All primary duties are entry-level and require close supervision and/or a short demonstration of the task by a more experienced worker. Employer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Workers will have a paid lunch break. TERMINATION. Prior to any termination for cause, employer evaluates workers' performance of required tasks and compliance with Work Rules and other employer policies. Employer may terminate a worker for cause if the worker's performance consistently and/or substantially fails to satisfy the employer's reasonable expectations (in accordance with the criteria set forth herein), or otherwise engages in serious or egregious misconduct that endangers health, safety, or property.

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