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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Farm Worker

West Partnership II

Batesville, MS

$12.45 per hour

INACTIVE

Recruitment Information

Telephone Number to Apply:
+16624873344
Email address to Apply:
wwcont@watervalley.net

Job Description

Full Time:
Yes
Number of Workers Requested:
8
Job Duties:
Job requires the operation of various tractors and farm equipment to till soil; work ground; prepare and maintain land; and plant, irrigate, fertilize, spray, cultivate, harvest, and transport crops to elevator or storage area. Equipment that workers may be required to operate includes, but is not limited to, tractors with various implements, sprayers, combines, back-hoes, mowers, track-hoes, ATVS/side by sides, and semi-trucks. Duties include participating in irrigation activities including laying pipe, walking length of irrigation pipe to puncture it at set intervals, setting up and operating irrigation equipment, clearing and maintaining irrigation ditches, operating well motors, operating, and maintaining pivots, draining excess water from fields, and monitoring fields to check on and maintain adequate water supply to crops; building, and constructing and maintaining levees, installing and removing levy gates and putting in spillways. Manual duties include loading seed into planters; properly mixing chemicals; loading chemicals into sprayers; changing combine cutting heads; using hand tools in fields; welding; performing general maintenance, repairs and/or clean-up of storage sheds, pivot points, buildings, fences, gates, and all farm equipment; ensuring operational areas are organized and well maintained; using hand tools and equipment to repair, clean and maintain farm vehicles, machinery and specialized machinery and agricultural equipment; and regularly servicing equipment. There are few typical days and workers may be required to change duties and/or locations often and engage in various general functions. Daily duties may vary depending on crop, weather, and field conditions. The employer reserves the right to increase workers' pay or provide bonuses based on tenure, performance, or other factors that are solely based on the discretion of the employer.
Job Classification:
45-2092.00 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

The job/industry classification and description includes general information on the position from ONET/OES and the North American Industry Classification System. Please review Job Duties and Job Order for more information.

Job Requirements

Experience Required:
Yes
Months of Experience Required:
3
Special Requirements:
Job requires having or being able to obtain a drivers license within 30 days of hire. Basic English literacy and math skills are required. Job will require periods when workers may be exposed to varying weather conditions and extensive sitting, walking, or repetitive movements.
Number of Hours Per Week:
64
Work Schedule (Start/End time):
7:00 A.M. - 5:50 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:
West Partnership II
Location:
Sardis, MS 38666
Telephone Number:
+16624873344

Worksite

Address:
3249 Curtis Rd, Batesville, MS 38606

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:
H-300-22329-606162
Multiple Worksites:
No
Date Posted:
12/13/2022

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