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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

10

Job Duties:

FARM EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Workers will be required to operate many different types of farm machinery that are used during soil preparation, manure application, planting and harvesting a variety of crops. Crops include, but not limited to, alfalfa, corn, and other forage. Mechanical skills and the ability to safely operate farm machinery including forklifts, tractors, mowers, trucks and other farm machinery are required. Workers will be required to operate equipment according to instructions and in a manner that protects the operator, other workers, crops, and equipment. Operation requires worker to lift up to 50 pounds. Worker will be required to load and unload crops or materials using conveyors, shovels, forklifts, and augers. Worker will also be required to walk through soft soils to hand pick rocks as part of soil preparation before planting crops. Vehicle driving: Worker required to possess a valid drivers license and be eligible to drive under Michigan law with proof of no infractions from official source. Employer may require worker to drive Employer-provided vehicle to and from the worksite and to locations within 30 miles as directed. Tractor driving: Worker will be required to drive tractor to and from many different worksites while pulling different attachments used for planting, harvesting, soil preparation, applying manure, and transporting crops. Tillage: Employee will use tillage equipment such as discs, high speed discs, cultivators, in-line rippers, and chisel plows to remove unwanted weeds and prepare soils for the next activities. Worker will be required to adjust and operate the tillage equipment as instructed by supervisor to ensure that the tillage tool is operating in the most efficient way as well as properly prepping the soil for further work. Tillage is a way of breaking compaction, destroying unwanted weeds, and promoting soil health and sustainability. Manure Application: Worker will use a pump that is hooked to a hose or a manure pipe to pump manure from the lagoon to an applicator in the field and apply manure to cropland as directed by the supervisor. Worker will also be involved in using a pump or wheel loader to fill a tank or v-bottom spreader that is hooked to a tractor and drive tractor hooked to the manure spreader to the field where he will then apply manure to field as directed by supervisor. Crop Harvest: Worker will operate a hay mower to cut forage crops. As the crop drying process begins the worker will operate a forage merger to combine several feet of cut crop together into a windrow. Later, this forage will be harvested using a forage chopper. Worker may operate a tractor/forage box unit to transport harvested crop from the field to the storage facility. Worker will also help in all roles of the corn harvest, which will consist of operating a forage harvester chopping corn at correct moisture into a truck/trailer unit or a tractor/forage box unit. The harvested product will then be transported to a storage area, where it will be dumped into a pile and packed using a tractor. Worker will be required to transport the crop from the work area to the storage facility using a forage box that will be hooked to a tractor. Worker will also be required to run a packing tractor on the pile to pack the crop down. Worker may assist with additional duties related to crop harvest as directed by supervisor.

Job Classification:

45-2091.00 - Agricultural Equipment Operators

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

Job requires worker to complete tasks in Equipment Operation. Experience Requirement: 3 verifiable months of commercial agriculture experience driving farm tractors of minimum 200 horse power required. Applicants must furnish job references from recent employers within the last 3 years establishing acceptable prior experience. Drug testing not utilized as pre-employment tool. See work rules for more information regarding post-employment drug testing

Number of Hours Per Week:

40

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

7:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Van Loon Farms LLC

Location:

St. Louis, MI 48880

Worksite

Address:

4071 W. South County Line Road, St. Louis, MI 48880

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-21035-056412

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

2/18/2021

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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