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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

2

Job Duties:

Job requires the operation of various tractors and farm equipment to till soil; work ground; prepare and maintain land; and sow, plant, irrigate, fertilize, spray everywhere necessary to the farm, cultivate, stripping cotton, 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, equipment that utilizes GPS and auto-guidance systems, sprayers, combines, back-hoes, mowers, and track-hoes. Non CDL farm trucks will be loaded with agricultural products and driven on the farm and to storage facilities. Participating in irrigation activities including working with and on drip irrigation systems; 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 including fixing flat tires and replacing drops and nozzles, working with drop systems and performing maintenance such as fixing broken flush valves, draining excess water from fields, and monitoring fields to check on and maintain adequate water supply to crops. Manual duties include loading seed into planters; properly mixing chemicals; loading chemicals into sprayers; changing combine cutting heads; rouging fields and using hand tools to remove undesirable plant varieties, trash, and other objects from fields; performing general maintenance, repairs and/or clean-up of storage sheds, pivot points, buildings, and all farm equipment; ensuring operational areas are clean. organized, and well maintained; using hand tools and equipment to repair, clean and maintain farm vehicles, machinery and specialized machinery and all agricultural equipment; regularly servicing equipment; detailing cabs of tractors; light welding as necessary to the farm; using a cutting torch; grinding; and possibly putting up property borders, barbed wire and electric, if necessary. 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

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 pushing, pulling, sitting, walking, stooping, bending, or repetitive movements. Random drug testing and criminal background checks may occur post-hire at the employers expense. These checks may be performed to ensure safe housing and work environments for all workers.

Number of Hours Per Week:

65

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

7:00 A.M. - 5:50 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

B & K Farms

Location:

Floydada, TX 79235

Worksite

Address:

602 Texas Ave, Floydada, TX 79235

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-24006-622507

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

1/22/2024

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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