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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

10

Job Duties:

Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. Duties may vary from time to time. Clearing ground of rocks, sticks, & roots by hand, clear brush and trees. General field and fence maintenance. Manually weeding fields by hand or using hand tools (machete, hoes). Use wood to build repair boxes for digger with the use of nail guns or hammer. Drain water from fields with hand tools and shovel when needed. Work in extreme weather conditions. Must be able to work with minimum supervision. Sweet Potatoes - Use of mechanical digging equipment to dig potatoes. May operate tractor to dig potatoes in sweet potato fields. May harvest sweet potatoes by hand with use of buckets. Must be able to sort, grade, & pack potatoes by size, quality, or type. May operate skid loader. Load and unload boxes on trucks, trailers, or sweet potato harvesters. The workers may be asked to operate farm equipment such as forklift, skid loader, and the tractor to dig potatoes in sweet potato fields, with or without the following implements: hipper, disk, dual, chisel, plow, plant cutter, trans planter, bush hog, potato digger, and any other equipment related to harvesting and cultivating of crops. Workers with valid driver's license may transport workers to/from worksite to housing and to/from the grocery store each week.

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

Safety training for use of farm equipment and tractors will be provided. The ability of an employee to safely operate machinery will be left to the discretion of management. To ensure the safety of all employees, those interested in operating machinery must be able to communicate with and adequately follow instructions given by management. Management reserves the right to restrict employees from operational duties who do not show proficiency to effectively communicate with management and may therefore place other employees safety at risk. Applicants must be 18 years or older. Three (3) months experience needed for mechanical diggers and sorting and grading sweet potatoes. The company may conduct background checks on all new applicants for employment at the employer's expense. All tools, supplies, and equipment will be provided at no cost to workers. Workers may be offered more than the standard hours of work in a single workday.

Number of Hours Per Week:

50

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

8:00 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

BAO Farms Petition 3

Location:

Eupora, MS 39744

Worksite

Address:

33.7347582, -89.2900163, Slate Springs, MS 38916

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-24170-123055

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

6/20/2024

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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