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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

6

Job Duties:

Plant, cultivate and harvest rice, soybeans, corn and wheat by hand or machine. Use hand tools such as shovels, trowels and hoes. Lift up to 60 pounds of seed. Rogue rice, soybean and corn fields by walking fields on foot to remove undesirable off type varieties and other indigenous off type plants for purity of variety in production. These fields must pass inspection. Walking each field is required. Water soybean and corn fields using a shovel, hoe and poly pipe. Clear and maintain irrigation ditches and drainage ditches. Build, maintain, repair, open and close levee gates. Put down spillway openings, drain excess water, remove levee gates and regulate proper water depth in rice fields. Rice, soybean and corn crops must be checked to maintain adequate water supply. Ability to set up and maintain irrigation equipment for flood and furrows irrigation on all crops is required. Till soil and apply fertilizer. Weed and load harvested products. Repair fences and farm buildings. Operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery to plow, harrow and fertilize soil, or to plant, cultivate and harvest crops. Repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment. Workers with a valid license and doctor's certificate may transport other workers on and off the farm in vehicles provided and insured by the employer and be offered additional hours. 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.

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 experience working in rice fields and agricultural equipment operation required. Perform prolonged bending, stooping, pushing, pulling, walking, reaching and heavy lifting up to 60 lbs. Workers are required to walk in thick mud to check for standing water. Work outdoors in adverse weather conditions.

Number of Hours Per Week:

45

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

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

Employer Information

Company Name:

N & K Farms Inc.

Location:

McGehee, AR 71654

Worksite

Address:

Hwy 4 East, McGehee, AR 71654

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-24143-025286

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

6/4/2024

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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