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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

4

Job Duties:

Must be willing to perform short-term, 90-100 days’ work until cotton harvest is complete in area of need served by Harris Gin Corporation in Yazoo County, Mississippi. Following supervisors’ directions, workers will work in connection with the harvesting of cotton. Workers will handle the cotton through the pickup, loading, hauling, and delivery of cotton modules to the Gin using specialized loading equipment and trailers. Making, maintaining and providing records and information to Gin to identify each cotton modules. Harvesting and Hauling Cotton – Using specialized lifting and moving loader equipment, workers will move cotton modules within individual fields to higher, drier ground as needed, repair tears in module plastic to prevent loss of cotton during transport to the Gin, and will use “grabbing chains” from trailer bed to skim off and separate moldy damaged cotton and retrieve only the “good” cotton,”, leaving cotton not suitable for ginning in the field while communicating with supervisor for directions. Prepare trucks and trailers for hauling according to Federal and State regulations. After safe loading and securing of cotton, haul raw cotton to Gin, operate heavy equipment in transporting and assist in minor maintenance of equipment (including checking oil, brakes, etc.), perform pre- and post-trip inspections as required under DOT requirements, conduct all safety checks on trucks and equipment. Specialty equipment will be used to spear, move and hoist large, compressed modules of cotton onto a truck trailer that has been braced and modified to hold rectangular modules or cylindrical modules. Specialized lift bed, moving floor trucks can be adjusted in the rear height so water damaged compressed cotton in larger modules can be separated, and cotton suitable for ginning can be loaded onto the trailer and taken to the Gin. Hauling time may vary due to the availability of crop, weather conditions, mechanical issues etc. Workers must be able to copy information from “Gin tag” on each cotton module to record the date the module was made, to confirm and track when the module goes to and arrives at the Gin. It is critical to have each cotton module delivered to the Gin as soon as possible, consistent with safe operation of all equipment. Qualified workers may drive self and other workers between housing and grocery store.

Job Classification:

53-3032.00 - Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

Employer may conduct background checks on all new applicants for employment at employers expense. Three (3) months experience in safe operation of hauling equipment for which a CDL license is required. All tools, supplies and equipment will be provided at no cost to the workers. Workers must not have any physical limitations that would prevent them from performing duties of job, with or without reasonable accommodation. Work is performed in extreme heat and cold. Workers must be able to lift 50 pounds. Workers should come prepared wearing appropriate clothing and footwear for the environmental and working conditions described. Cell phone can only be used during breaks, emergencies, and communicated with supervisor when needed. If the employee is unable or unfit to perform the duties listed after a 14-day trial period, the employee will receive warnings, hours may be reduced to the minimum allowed in the certified petition or terminated. Safety training on tools and equipment will be

Number of Hours Per Week:

55

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

7:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

HARRIS GIN CORPORATION

Location:

VAUGHAN, MS 39179

Worksite

Address:

108 LEXINGTON DR., MADISON, MS 39110

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-23212-227813

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

8/3/2023

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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