Farmworker: General (45-2093.00)

Workers will perform various duties associated with the employer’s commercial greenhouse/nursery. This job order is being filed for a farmworker. Crops: Cotton, Peanuts, Soybeans, Wheat Plant, cultivate and harvest crops including soybeans, com, c6tton, wheat, peanuts by machine. Operate, repair, and maintain tractors and other farm vehicles and equipment. Prepare land for planting using a machine to clear and level fields, till soil and manually pick up roots. Operate machinery to plant and harvest soybeans, com, cotton, wheat, and peanuts. Once soybeans and/or com are harvested, workers will unload harvested crops into grain bins and monitor and control moisture. Shovel grain into auger and peanuts onto conveyor. Carry supplies including bags and baling wire to the field. Ride on machinery and brush debris from furrow plowing spouts. Cultivate and thin crops using a hoe. Remove undesirable and excess growth such as tassels, suckers, and weeds using hand tools or by hand. Load and unload seed and/or fertilizer. Attach farm implements, such as a plow, disc, and drill to tractor. Repair and maintain farm equipment and implements. Assemble and repair fences and farm buildings. Participate in irrigation activities including repairing underground irrigation. Work in groups to set up irrigation equipment, including carrying lines and putting in underground emitters. Operate irrigation equipment. Clear and maintain irrigation ditches. Use pickax and shovel to make new irrigation ditches in the field. Use brooms, blowers, shovels and vacuum cleaning devices to clean grain bins, trucks, and other equipment. Use mowers and weed eaters·on employer's premises around wells, buildings, farm equipment and grain bins. Farm, field and shed sanitation duties. As a minor activity workers will cut hay and plant rye grass for cattle by machine. Workers who have a valid driver's license and doctor's certificate may drive transportation vehicles to transport workers and may be offered additional hours. Assist with all Good Agricultural Practices policies. As a minor activity, workers may plant, cultivate, and harvest soybeans. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honeybees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. People seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. Employer reserves the right to discharge an obviously unqualified worker, malingerer or recalcitrant worker who is physically able but is unwilling to perform the work necessary for the employer to grow a premium quality product, or for any other lawful reason. 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. Workers will have a paid lunch break. Workers must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedules may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Farm Equipment Operation: Workers may be required to operate tractors, trucks, and other farm equipment during daily operations, as an incidental activity. Before any worker is required to operate any farm equipment, workers will be instructed in the safety and operation of the tractor before driving the tractor. Tractors should be driven in a manner to protect operator, other workers, products, trees, crops, and equipment. Repeated failure to obey safety requirements and operating instructions may result in termination.

Salary : $15