Ag Machine Operator & Field Work

This job description is for AG MACHINE OPERATOR & FIELD WORK for Blueberries and Pecans. Job Duties would include but not limited to: Machinery Operation and Maintenance for Blueberry and Pecan Farming. Irrigation Repair/Install when needed. General Farm maintenance using equipment and hand tools. Blueberry and Pecan Planting and harvesting when needed based on mortality. Blueberry and Pecan Harvesting by hand and machine. Pulling Weeds, Applying Chemicals, Fertilizer, and Pesticides on crops. Driving to pickup supplies for farm maintenance. The employer will provide the tools necessary to perform the described job duties without charge to the worker. The employer will charge the worker for reasonable costs related to the workers refusal or negligent failure to return the tools or due to such workers willful damage or destruction of the tools.. Ag Machine, Equipment, and Vehicle Operation- A properly trained worker will assist in operating various farm equipment to assist with harvest, and hauling of crop to the cooler, weigh station, or truck depending on crop.. The workers must use safety and precaution when using agricultural farm equipment and vehicles. All passengers must be seated and practice safety and precaution. The passengers must wait to exit the agricultural farm equipment and vehicles when the driver comes to a complete stop and gets off the vehicle. The worker will drive, operate, and maintain various agricultural farm machines, equipment, and vehicles to perform work on the blueberry and pecan farm and also operate to harvest the blueberries and pecans on the farm. They will consist of and are not limited to, field trucks, tractors, blueberry and pecan harvesters, irrigation equipment, All Terrain Vehicles, refrigerated trucks, and forklifts. The worker will also attach farm implement such as plows, discs, sprayers, or harvesters to tractors using bots and hand tools. The worker must use safety and precaution when using agricultural farm equipment and vehicles. All passengers must be seated and practice safety and precaution. The passengers must wait to exit the agricultural farm equipment and vehicles when the driver comes to a complete stop and gets off the vehicle. The workers will keep the agricultural farm equipment and vehicles free of trash. Field Work-The worker will dig trenches, install, repair, and replace ground cloth, install and repair irrigation, manually and machine weed and mow the blueberry plants and surrounding areas. The worker will irrigate the soil using portable pipes or ditch systems, and maintain the ditches pipes, and pumps; load and unload crops or containers of materials manually using conveyors, hand trucks, and forklifts. They will mix specified materials and dump solutions, powder, and seeds into planter and sprayer machinery. The fields will be cleaned up after the harvesting season in order to prepare for the next harvesting season. The worker will also plant new blueberry bushes or pecan trees to replace those lost to freezes or disease and will perform other miscellaneous work as assigned by supervisor. Blueberry and Pecan Planting-The worker will go down the field rows and make a hole using a hole digging tool to plant the blueberry bush or pecan tree according to the specifications given by supervisor. The hole is then covered and topped with mulch or soil if necessary. An irrigation line will be staked beside the bush, so that the necessary water will go into the plant, if necessary. Application of Pesticides-The worker will be equipped with necessary protective gear and a backpack sprayer. The worker will walk down the field row and spray each plant according to specifications and pesticide given by supervisor.

Salary : $16