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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

1

Job Duties:

We need a seasonal employee to assist with our corn, wheat and millet growing season. Due to our growing of seasonal crops, our operation needs more help during the times we are planting and harvesting crops and the duties that come alongside those activities. Tilling soil, swathing, hauling commodities to elevators, cleaning grain bins, and helping clean seed wheat are very labor-extensive activities that only occur seasonally in our operation. Job duties will include: prepare fields for planting, attach farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, or harvesters to tractors, using bolts and hand tools, operate tractors, planters, seed drills, manure spreaders, operate other farm equipment, engage in planting, weeding, spraying and/or harvesting activities, load and unload crops or materials, manually or using conveyors, forklifts, or transfer augers, load hoppers, containers, or conveyors to feed machines with products, using forklifts, transfer augers, suction gates, shovels, or pitchforks, manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery, observe and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions, attach equipment extensions or accessories, load crops and unload crops, operate equipment to harvest crops, drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, and tools, inspect, adjust, and complete routine maintenance and repairs on equipment. Employees will also need to check all load-related documentation for completeness and accuracy, check conditions of trailers after contents have been unloaded to ensure that there has been no damage, check vehicles to ensure that mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment is in good working order, collect delivery instructions from appropriate sources, verifying instructions and routes, couple or uncouple trailers by changing trailer jack positions, connecting or disconnecting air or electrical lines, or manipulating fifth-wheel locks, crank trailer landing gear up or down to safely secure vehicles, drive trucks to weigh stations before and after loading and along routes in compliance with state regulations, drive trucks with capacities greater than 3 tons, including tractor-trailer combinations, to transport and deliver products, livestock, or other materials, inspect loads to ensure that cargo is secure, load or unload trucks or help others with loading or unloading, using special loading-related equipment or other equipment as necessary, maneuver trucks into loading or unloading positions, following signals from loading crew and checking that vehicle and loading equipment are properly positioned, perform basic vehicle maintenance tasks, such as adding oil, fuel, or radiator fluid, performing minor repairs, or washing trucks, perform emergency roadside repairs, such as changing tires or installing light bulbs, tire chains, or spark plugs, read bills of lading to determine assignment details, remove debris from loaded trailers, report vehicle defects, accidents, traffic violations, or damage to the vehicles, secure cargo for transport, using ropes, blocks, chain, binders, or covers, wrap and secure goods using pads, packing paper, containers, or straps, wash and clean machinery, clean grain bins and do some mowing. Employer may provide pay increases for performance, longevity and/or experience at employer’s discretion. Employer may provide performance bonuses at the end of the contract at the employer’s discretion.

Job Classification:

45-2091.00 - Agricultural Equipment Operators

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

Employer will conduct post-hire drug tests at no cost to the employee to enforce a drug free workplace policy. Failing a drug test will result in termination. Job requires exposure to extreme outdoor temperatures, extensive pushing or pulling, extensive sitting or walking, frequent stooping or bending over, repetitive movements. Must be able to lift 75 lbs. Must have a Class A CDL or equivalent or be able to obtain within 30 days of hire. Requires 3 months farm experience.

Number of Hours Per Week:

55

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

7:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Pachner Diversified LTD

Location:

Akron, CO 80720

Telephone Number:

+19705541225

Worksite

Address:

20998 County Road 19, Akron, CO 80720

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-24095-855565

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

4/10/2024

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