Agricultural Equipment Operators

Crops/Commodities: Farmwork: cattle, cotton and peanuts. Primary duties (performed the majority of workdays): Plant, cultivate and harvest cotton and peanuts by machine. Operate tractors, farm vehicles and equipment including operation with GPS guidance and navigation. Prepare land for planting using equipment to clear and level fields, till soil and manually pick up roots. Operate equipment accurately including the use of automated navigation systems to plant and harvest cotton and peanuts. Shovel peanuts onto conveyor. Cover harvested peanuts with tarps. Carry materials including bags and baling wire to the field. Stack bales in field. Ride on equipment and brush debris from furrow plowing spouts. 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. Repair fences and farm buildings. Apply fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides. Use pick ax and shovel to dig ditches to drain flooded fields. Herd livestock to pasture for grazing. Assist with herding livestock into corral and/or stall. Check and maintain water troughs. Put out minerals and hay. Use brooms, blowers, shovels and vacuum cleaning devices to clean farm vehicles and other equipment. Use mowers and weed eaters on employer's premises and workers' housing around wells, buildings, farm equipment. Clean work areas. Perform farm, field and shed sanitation duties. Using the employer provided vehicles, haul crops and gin trash, supplies, tools, and transport workers on and off the farm. As a minor activity, assist with minor maintenance and repairs to tractors, farm vehicles and equipment. Assist with all Good Agricultural Practices policies. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. 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 an unpaid 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. In assessing whether workers' performance meets reasonable expectations, employer evaluates, among other reasonable criteria, whether the worker: (1) has adequately complied with the Work Rules and any other policies or procedures; (2) has complied with all health and safety guidelines, including the use of tools or equipment in accordance with best practices to protect the employer's property, crops, and in a manner that avoids injury or damage;

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