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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

29

Job Duties:

Farm Equipment Operator 1- Job Description: Operate and maintain various types of farm equipment: Tractors, Trucks, Center Pivots, Loaders,Pilers, Skid Steers, Telehandlers, Hogs, irrigation equipment and other farm equipment in a safeand effi cient manner. Operate farm equipment like tractor and other farm equipment for planting, tillage, cultivatingand harvesting of organic and conventional crops and irrigation equipment. Attach farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, mowers, or harvesters to tractors and others farm implements using bolts and hand tools. Perform routine maintenance and repairs to equipment as needed and ensure that the farm equipment is in good working condition and adheres to all applicable safety rules. Assist mechanics with repairs. *Grease and check hydraulic fluids daily. Maintain equipment used in agricultural production and fi eld preparation such as tractors ,irrigation equipment, 4- wheelers, trucks, and other commonly used equipment in agriculture. Operate, Monitor, maintain and repair the irrigation system for a specified area of the farm. Follow all applicable safety procedures. Manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery. Mix specified materials or chemicals, and dump solutions, powders, or seeds into planter or sprayer machinery. Spray fertilizer or pesticide solutions to control insects, fungus and weed growth, and diseases, using hand sprayers. Maintain and operate corn facility equipment. Assist with cutting seeds operating and maintain conveyors, moving equipment and other types of farm equipment. Irrigate green areas using portable pipes and maintain pipes, sprinklers and pumps. Maintain green areas using little tractors with mowers, lawn tractors, and Trimmers. Drive vehicles to haul crops, supplies, farmworkers, tools. Workers may drive vans that seat 14 or less passengers. Employees that want to be drivers must possess a valid driver’s license. The driver’s license is not a pre-hire job requirement. They will drive workers from living quarters to work sites throughout the day, and vice versa, and provide one weekly trip to workers to purchase groceries (transportation is provided for workers who must be provided housing under the applicable regulation). There is no set schedule or designateddrivers for the vans. The Employer attests that all workers will be properly trained in the Worker Protections Standard(WPS) by qualified WPS trainers who have completed an EPA-approved Train-the-Trainer course pursuant to the Oregon Department of Agriculture

Job Classification:

45-2091.00 - Agricultural Equipment Operators

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

B.2)** Worker must possess 3 months of Farm Equipment Operator experience.** 4e) Must be able to lift and/or load 60 lbs. 4g) Work may take place when temperatures are below freezing and above 100 degrees Fahrenheit. 4h) May require extensive pulling and/or pushing of tools, wheel barrows, containers, etc. 4i) May require worker to sit and/or walk for extensive periods of time while sorting, picking, examining, weeding,transporting, etc. 4j) Workers will be required to stoop and/or bend over while performing farm labor such as weeding, irrigating, etc. 4k) There will be repetitive movements while performing most of the farm labor duties. Please see Addendum C

Number of Hours Per Week:

50

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

7:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Castle Rock Farms, LLC

Location:

Boardman, OR 97818

Worksite

Address:

75906 Threemile Rd, Boardman, OR 97818

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-24339-515727

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

12/11/2024

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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