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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

14

Job Duties:

Perform manual labor to prepare fields, plant, cultivate, harvest and store grain and row crops including rice, soybeans, corn and cotton by hand or machine. Move grain and clean bins for inspection. Grain bin cleaning must comply with stringent specifications. Workers will level the contents of grain bins with a shovel and pull samples of grain. Excess grain must be removed from bin walls, roof, floors and auger with blowers, vacuums, brooms and shovels. Workers move the auger from bin to bin and clean the auger. The cleaning process is set according to the height and diameter of each grain bin. Clean augers and dump pits for inspection. Clean and load harvested products and remove off-type seeds. Participate in irrigation activities. Set up and operate irrigation equipment. Clear and maintain irrigation ditches. Handle polypipe in irrigated fields. Put down and pull up polypipe in the irrigated fields. Walk each field to check on and maintain adequate water supply to crops from wells. Use hand tools such as shovel, trowel, hoe, and tamper. Till soil. Build and maintain rice levees, put in spillways, and rogue rice fields during flooding. Drain excess water from fields and open drainage overfill pipes. Put down and retrieve levee gates for irrigation of crops. Check wells each day and service wells. Load and unload seed sacks. Operate cotton module builders, load cotton bales, pick up and load loose cotton. Perform general farm maintenance including weed and grass control. Use a weed eater and mower around buildings, wells, grain bins, culverts, and equipment yards. Assist with cleaning equipment using steam cleaner or high pressure water hose. Repair, clean and maintain farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment. Repair farm buildings. As a minor activity operate tractor, tractor-drawn machinery, grain auger, air blower, and self-propelled machinery to plow, harrow, plant, cultivate, spray, move grain, clean bins, and harvest field crops. Inform farmer or farm manager of crop progress. Identify plants, pests, and weeds to determine the selection and application of fertilizers. Apply pesticides, herbicides or fertilizers to crops. Record information about crops, such as pesticide use, yields, or costs. Assist in 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. Prior to any termination for cause, employer evaluates workers' performance of required tasks and compliance with Work Rules and other employer policies. Employer may terminate a worker for cause if the worker's performance consistently and/or substantially fails to satisfy the employer's reasonable expectations (in accordance with the criteria set forth herein), or otherwise engages in serious or egregious misconduct that endangers health, safety, or property.

Job Classification:

45-2092.00 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

Three months of verifiable row crop farm work experience required. Climb steps and ladders on grain bins up to 40 feet and work in an elevated environment, work outdoors in adverse weather conditions. Repetitively bend, reach, pull, push, walk and lift and carry up to 50 lbs. for prolonged periods of time. Hazardous occupation. Must be 18 years of age or older. Drug testing is conducted post-accident at the employers expense and is not part of the interview process.

Number of Hours Per Week:

57

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

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

Employer Information

Company Name:

Palsa Farms

Location:

Tillar, AR 71670

Worksite

Address:

635 Hwy 138 East, Tillar, AR 71670

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-24016-643648

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

2/1/2024

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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