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Agricultural Equipment Operator

Red Fox Farms Partnership

Benoit, MS

$13.67 per hour

INACTIVE

Recruitment Information

Telephone Number to Apply:
+16623476492
Email address to Apply:
redfoxfarms44@gmail.com
Web address to Apply:
mdes.ms.gov

Job Description

Full Time:
Yes
Number of Workers Requested:
2
Job Duties:
Perform manual labor to rogue and irrigate crops by hand and operate equipment to plant and harvest crops for seed production, including rice, soybeans and corn. Clean grain bins and equipment at elevator to comply with stringent state regulations. To ensure the purity of the selected rice varieties for seed production, rogue rice fields under full flood by walking through fields and removing undesirable off type rice varieties and other indigenous off type plants from each field by hand or using a hoe, shovel, or machete. These fields must pass inspection by the Mississippi Seed Improvement Association. Load seed on farm equipment for planting. Rogue soybean and cornfields by walking through fields and removing undesirable off type soybean and corn varieties and weeds by hand or using a hoe, shovel or machete. Maintain rice levees. Put down spillway openings, drain excess water, remove levee gates and regulate proper water depth in rice fields. Rice, soybean and corn crops will be checked to maintain adequate water supply. Set up and maintain irrigation equipment for flood and furrow irrigation on all crops. Operate farm vehicles, equipment and implements to plant, cultivate and harvest crops in the field and at the grain bins and elevators. Use brooms, blowers, shovels and vacuum cleaning devices to clean trucks, pits, rice carts, combines and other equipment to comply with stringent seed production inspection standards by the state. Use mowers and weed eaters around wells, buildings, farm equipment and grain bins. As a minor activity, assist with minor repairs and maintenance. Workers with licenses may drive the bus or other transportation vehicles to transport workers and may be offered additional work hours. Assist with Good Agricultural Practices policies. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. Employer reserves the right to discharge an obviously unqualified worker, malingerer or recalcitrant worker who is physically able but is unwilling to perform the work necessary for the employer to grow a premium quality product, or for any other lawful reason. Employer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. TERMINATION. All workers will be subject to a 2 day introductory period, during which the employer will evaluate workers' performance of required tasks. Employer reserves the right to terminate a worker at the conclusion of the 2 day introductory period if the worker's performance fails to satisfy the employer's reasonable expectations, or is otherwise unacceptable. Employer may terminate a worker for lawful job-related reasons, including but not limited to situations in which the worker: (1) Is repeatedly absent or tardy; (2) malingers or otherwise refuses, without cause, to perform the work as directed; (3) commits act(s) of misconduct or repeatedly violates the Work Rules; and/or (4) fails, after completing the 2 day introductory period, to perform work in a competent and skillful manner, consistent with the employer's reasonable expectations. Non-U.S. workers may be displaced as a result of one or more U.S. workers becoming available for the job during the employer's recruitment period. Job abandonment will be deemed to occur after five consecutive workdays of unexcused absences. Workers may not report for work under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Job Classification:
45-2091.00 - Agricultural Equipment Operators

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:
12
Special Requirements:
Twelve months of operating agricultural equipment experience required. Endure extensive sitting, bending, reaching, walking, performing repetitive movements, lifting and carrying up to 30 lbs. Work in extreme hot and/or cold temperatures.
Number of Hours Per Week:
53
Work Schedule (Start/End time):
7:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:
Red Fox Farms Partnership
Location:
Benoit, MS 38725
Telephone Number:
+16623476492

Worksite

Address:
302 Commerce St., Benoit, MS 38725

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:
H-300-23004-680508
Multiple Worksites:
No
Date Posted:
1/30/2023

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