- Full Time:
- Yes
- Number of Workers Requested:
- 4
- Job Duties:
- Operate large farm equipment and machinery equipped with GPS such as tractors for cultivating, tilling, fertilizing, planting, and harvesting grain and oilseed crops such as rice, soybeans; Bag 2 lb, 12 lb, and 24 lb containers of rice, palletizing boxes and buckets, by-product bagging; Operate forklift; Auger grain and grain bin maintenance; Assist with the installation and operation of irrigation equipment for watering crops; Document and maintain logs of loads; Inspect equipment and machinery for mechanical items and safety issues; Record information about crops such as pesticide use, yields, or costs; Direct and monitor work during planting and harvesting of crops; Participate in the inspection, grading, sorting, storage, and post-harvest treatment of crops; Repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment; Set up, repair, maintain, and operate irrigation equipment; Inform farm managers of crop progress; Load inputs and drive trucks to transport to employer’s fields, load employer’s crops and drive trucks to transport to fields and storage facilities such as elevators, bins, silos, piles/bags; Clean work areas and maintain grounds and landscaping; Maintain inventory; Haul and spread topsoil, fertilizer, and other materials to condition soil; Repair farm structures; Mix materials, dump solutions or seeds into planter or sprayer machinery; Attach implements using hand tools; Weigh containers and record weights and identifying information; Must speak and understand English.
- Job Classification:
- 45-2092.00 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse