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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

6

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 with chain saw. General field & fence maintenance. Manually weeding fields by hand or using hand tools. Participate in irrigation activities. Drain water from fields with hand tools and shovel when needed. Haul hay. Load & unload boxes on trucks or trailers. Repair, maintain, and clean all hand tools and mechanical equipment prior to and after use. Cut firewood. Stack lumber. Repair barns. Cotton - Thin out young cotton. Load, pack, and haul raw cotton to gin using specialized lifting and moving loader equipment. Workers will move cotton modules within individual farmer's fields to higher, drier ground as needed, repair tears in module plastic to prevent loss of cotton during transport to the gin, and will separate moldy, damaged cotton from good cotton, suitable for ginning, leaving cotton not suitable for ginning in the field. Communicate with supervisor for directions and solutions if leaving damaged cotton may be prudent. Job duties will include operating machinery to plant, cultivate, harvest, and store grain crops. Forklift - Workers will check and maintain proper fluid levels and refill propane tanks. Workers may also operate tractors and loaders. Safety training for use of farm equipment and tractors will be provided. 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. The ability of an employee to safely operate machinery will be left to the discretion of management. May drive workers to field and/or grocery store in farm truck. Corn - workers will perform seed corn receiving, silage, sorting, and dryer load and unload out duties as it pertains to harvest seed corn crop and kernels.

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

Workers must have 3 months experience in operating tractor and driving a forklift with bale clamps. All tools, supplies, and equipment will be provided at no cost to workers. Work in extreme weather conditions. Must be able to work with minimum supervision. Workers must have a valid driver's license to operate company vehicles. Much of the workday is spend on one's feet and outdoors. Workers may stand in one place for any period of time. Workers must be able to climb, stand, sit, stoop, squat, kneel, crouch, bend (from the waist), push, pull, reach, and lift. Work is performed in outdoor agricultural fields and involves exposure to sun, wind, rain, soil, mud, dust, heat, cold, and other natural elements. Worker must be able to withstand working in the direct sunlight and weather conditions ranging from hot and humid weather, moderate rain and cold, while performing their required job duties. Lifting requirement is 60 lbs. Workers should expect periods of little/no work during grow time

Number of Hours Per Week:

70

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

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

Employer Information

Company Name:

Double B Farms & Gin

Location:

Randolph, MS 38863

Worksite

Address:

75 Oak Forest Road, Randolph, MS 38863

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-24198-200783

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

7/18/2024

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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