- Full Time:
- Yes
- Number of Workers Requested:
- 18
- Job Duties:
- This job requires a minimum of one month of verifiable prior experience working in a cotton gin. Workers must be able to perform manual as well as mechanized activities with accuracy and efficiency. Safe operation of all equipment will be reviewed with workers at the time they are hired before starting to work. Equipment must be operated is such a manner as to protect the operator, other workers, products and equipment. During the ginning of the cotton, workers may be required to operate various pieces of equipment, including, but not limited to, ball hoister, skid steer, forklift and cotton module feeder. Failure to observe safe operating rules and employer's directions may result in termination with or without prior notice depending on severity of infraction. Cotton Baling Press: Workers will load cotton modules, bring them to the feeder, untarp modules. After cotton is proccessed a workers in teams of 4-5 will attached ties to the bales while they are still in the press to secure cotton. Workers must take care that the straps are attached corectly and securely so as not to cause injury to the workers and equipment. Workers will remove a sample of the cotton from each bale per supervisor's instruction. Workers will bag the bale of cotton and place a tag on the bag, move bales from press to bale slab. Mote Press: Workers will attach ties to the bales while they are still in the press to secure cotton. Workers must take care that the straps are attached correctly and securely so as not to cause injury. Workers will move bales to mote bale slab. General Duties: Workers may be required to assist the gin operator with various duties such as assisting or making repairs to the equipment, clearing blockages, cleaning lint filters, refilling supplies, sweeping floors, removing trash buildup, picking up cotton on yard. Shed Sanitation: All workers will be responsible for picking up trash, cleaning bathrooms, sweeping floors and other farm and shed sanitation duties. Workers must possess requisite physical strength and endurance in order to repeat the ginning process throughout the workday, working quickly and skillfully to perform activities for which they were hired. Must be able to lift/carry 75 lbs. Work is to be done for long periods of time. workers should be able to work on their feet for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movement and extensive waking. Workers swill perform the majority of tasks standing on the upright position. Some task require workers to perform activities on their feet in stooped or crouched positions for long periods of time. Temperatures may range from 35 to100+ degrees f. Workers may be required to work in high humidity. Workers should be physically able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations. Saturday work is required. Employer-paid post-hire drug testing is required upon reasonable suspicion of use and after a worker has an accident at work. The employer has a strict prohibition on tobacco usage. No smoking or tobacco use of any kind will be permitted in the field, in the gin, in the worker housing, in company vehicles, or anywhere on company premises. Employer reserves the right to discharge any employee found smoking or in possession of smoking materials including cigarettes, cigars, snuff, chewing tobacco, pipe tobacco or smoking paraphernalia . Employer assures that workers will be provided transportation from living quarters to work site every day (for workers who must be provided housing under the applicable regulations.) Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. Applicants must be able to furnish verifiable job reference(s) or comparable third party documentation from recent employer(s) establishing acceptable prior experience.
- Job Classification:
- 45-2091.00 - Agricultural Equipment Operators