Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

30

Job Duties:

Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. Duties may vary from time to time. General Field & Fence Maintenance: Clearing ground of rocks, sticks, and roots by hand, clear brush and trees with chain saw. Workers may dig ditches with shovels, cut plants with knives, pull weeds by hand or using hand tools. Use wood to build and repair boxes for digger. Drain water from fields with hand tools and shovels when needed. The workers may use or operate the following tools and equipment: skid loader, digger, nail gun, power washer, drill, staple gun, knives, hoes, shovels, and other tools associated with harvesting sweet potatoes and general farm labor. Workers may operate the following agricultural equipment: skid loader, forklift, 2 row digger, and tractor pulling implements for sweet potato harvesting. Harvesting Sweet Potatoes: Use of mechanical digging equipment to dig potatoes. May harvest sweet potatoes by hand with use of buckets. Must be able to sort, grade, and pack potatoes by size, quality, or type. Load and unload boxes on trucks, trailers, or sweet potato harvesters. Repair, maintain, and clean all hand tools and mechanical equipment prior to and after use. Build or repair barns or potato shed. May operate skid loader to load and unload trucks and trailers. May be asked to fill/pull water wagon and spray/water potatoes. May be asked to transport workers to the fields and/or grocery store/laundry in the company vehicles. Raises and bonuses may be offered to any seasonal worker, at the employer’s discretion, based on individual factors including but not limited to, performance, experience, number of hours worked in the season, number of seasons worked with the company, adherence to work rules & ability to follow supervisor instructions.

Job Classification:

45-2092.00 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

Must be 18 years or older. The company may conduct criminal background checks. Three (3) months experience needed in use of mechanical diggers, sorting, and grading sweet potatoes. Must have valid drivers license to drive farm vehicles, if asked to drive. Must be able to work with minimum supervision. Must be able to lift 5-60 lbs. The majority of the workday is spent on ones feet and outdoors. Workers may stand in one place for any period of time. Workers must be able to climb, stand, sit, stoop, squat, kneel, crouch, bend (from the waist), push, pull, reach, and lift. Work in extreme weather conditions. Work is performed in outdoor agricultural fields and involves exposure to sun, wind, rain, soil, mud, dust, heat, cold, and other natural elements. Worker must be able to withstand working in the direct sunlight and weather conditions ranging from hot and humid weather, moderate rain and cold while performing their job duties.

Number of Hours Per Week:

45

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

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

Employer Information

Company Name:

Lishman Farms (Petition 3)

Location:

Vardaman, MS 38878

Telephone Number:

+16622669989

Worksite

Address:

CR 102, Vardaman, MS 38878

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-22175-311781

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

"NONE"

Date Posted:

7/6/2022

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