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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

4

Job Duties:

Plant, cultivate, and harvest soybeans. Load seed into hoppers and assist with mechanical soybean planting. Rogue soybean on foot. Remove off-type soybean varieties and other plants using hand tools. Plant, cultivate, harvest, and detassel corn. Walk through fields and pull tassel off plants as directed. Rogue corn and remove off-type plants. Drive tractors, combines, and other mechanized farm equipment to plant, cultivate, and harvest wheat, grain, hay, and/or oilseed crops. Perform manual and mechanized tasks including but not limited to: bushhogging fields; disking; aerating; seeding (using mechanical drills and seeders); fertilizing, weed spraying, mowing, tedding, raking, baling, and stacking. Operate grain carts. Receive crop for drying and storage at drying facility. Clean and sanitize bins and worksite area. Mow, cut, and weed fields. Prepare and/or clear land for planting using mechanized or hand equipment to remove trash, rocks, or other debris or material that may interfere with planting or harvesting activities. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Level land by moving dirt and other materials. Equipment may include tractors, dozers, planters, mowers, plows, sprayers, cultivators, power shears, chainsaws, bobcats, skid loaders, high lifts, and trucks or other vehicles. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Assist with farm building maintenance, field maintenance, and repairs. Repair fences. May assist with other general farm maintenance or repairs. Manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery. Adjust speeds of cutters, blowers, and conveyors and height of cutting head. Clean, adjust, repair, and perform routine service on equipment (e.g., lubricating grease points, inspecting and maintaining fluid levels, checking belt and conveyor tensions, and maintaining tires, wheels, bearings, belts, and other wear parts). Repair or replace defective parts. Attach farm implements (e.g., plows, harrows, discs, sprayers) using hand tools. Install, operate, and maintain levee gates to regulate proper water depth. Install/maintain irrigation systems and water lines. Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment. Dig and maintain ditches. Apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants. Apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate and crop conditions. Outdoor work required when plants are wet, or during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours may vary. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Workers must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that protects operator, others, the employer's products and property. Failure to comply with safety requirements and operating instructions may result in disciplinary action up to and including immediate termination. Must wear assigned personal protective equipment when required. Must report for work daily wearing work clothing and boots or other durable foot wear. Workers wearing clothing inappropriate for work will not be permitted to start work. Supervisor(s) will provide instructions and directions to workers. Workers must be able to comprehend and follow instructions and communicate effectively to supervisors. Unusual, complex or non-routine activities will be supervised. Workers expected to perform basic duties in a proficient manner without close supervision. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job.

Job Classification:

45-2091.00 - Agricultural Equipment Operators

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

Three months experience operating agricultural equipment required. Work outside in extremely hot, cold, and/or wet weather. Perform prolonged sitting, walking, standing, bending, stooping, kneeling, reaching, pushing, pulling, lifting, carrying, and loading up to 50 lbs. repetitively and work outside in extremely hot, cold and/or wet weather. Must be 18 years or older. Valid drivers license required. Obtain a state drivers license, when required by law, upon arrival. The employer does not hire persons convicted of sex related, violent, or drug related crimes except under extremely limited circumstances. Individual situations will be taken into consideration at the request of the applicant. Employer is a drug-free workplace. Drug testing is conducted post hire at the employers expense and is not part of the interview process. Negative results are required before starting work.

Number of Hours Per Week:

50

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

7:00 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Farmer's Grain and Ag, LLC

Location:

Willshire, OH 45898

Worksite

Address:

6 28N 15E: E 1150 N, Decatur, IN 46733

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-24032-685568

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

2/7/2024

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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