What are the responsibilities and job description for the Agricultural Equipment Operator position at Phillip J Huvar Farms Inc?
We are a small family operated 600-acre row crop (corn, milo) and 800-acre rice farm. We also have a 20-acre turf grass farm. We have farm semi-trucks and hopper bottom trailers that we haul our grain to the dryers. We need a seasonal employee to operate farm machinery such as tractors, combines, auger carts, plows, disks, land planes, backhoe, mowers, and shredders. Employee will need to move equipment by hauling and loading on trailers and operate farm semi-trucks and trailer combinations. Must be able to operate tractors and farm equipment. Employee will need to assist with watering and irrigating corn and rice fields which includes working with poly pipe, walk levees, adjust water gates, shovel wash outs, repair and maintain irrigation equipment, change oil, grease, change tires, change filters, pressure wash, sand and paint as needed. Employee will be required to do farmyard maintenance including mow, spray weeds, weed eat, trim trees, paint, and fence maintain/repair. Will need to mow and water turf grass. Employee will need mechanical experience to complete routine repairs and maintenance on equipment. No commercial truck driving is required. Employer may provide performance bonuses at the end of the contract at the employer’s discretion. The employer, at its sole discretion, may grant pay increases based on factors such as performance, longevity, and/or experience. Workers returning for a consecutive season will be paid at their previous season’s rate if that rate exceeds the current published rate minus the housing allowance.
Salary : $16