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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

8

Job Duties:

Crops/Commodities: Farmwork: cattle, cotton and peanuts. Plant, cultivate and harvest cotton and peanuts by machine. Operate tractors, farm vehicles and equipment including operation with GPS guidance and navigation. Prepare land for planting using equipment to clear and level fields, till soil and manually pick up roots. Operate equipment accurately including the use of automated navigation systems to plant and harvest cotton and peanuts. Shovel peanuts onto conveyor. Cover harvested peanuts with tarps. Carry materials including bags and baling wire to the field. Stack bales in field. Ride on equipment and brush debris from furrow plowing spouts. Load and unload seed and/or fertilizer. Attach farm implements, such as a plow, disc, and drill to tractor. Repair and maintain farm equipment and implements. Repair fences and farm buildings. Apply fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides. Use pick ax and shovel to dig ditches to drain flooded fields. Herd livestock to pasture for grazing. Assist with herding livestock into corral and/or stall. Check and maintain water troughs. Put out minerals and hay. Use brooms, blowers, shovels and vacuum cleaning devices to clean farm vehicles and other equipment. Use mowers and weed eaters on employer's premises and workers' housing around wells, buildings, farm equipment. Clean work areas. Perform farm, field and shed sanitation duties. Using the employer provided vehicles, haul crops and gin trash, supplies, tools, and transport workers on and off the farm. As a minor activity, assist with minor maintenance and repairs to tractors, farm vehicles and equipment. Assist with all 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. Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. Employer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break.

Job Classification:

45-2091.00 - Agricultural Equipment Operators

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

Three months of experience operating agricultural equipment required. Work outside in hot, humid, wet and/or cold weather conditions; sit, walk, bend, stoop, reach, push or pull for prolonged periods of time; lift, carry and load up to 60 lbs. repeatedly; climb ladders on agricultural equipment. Must be 18 years or older.

Number of Hours Per Week:

40

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

7:30 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Moravec St. Elmo Farms

Location:

St. Elmo, AL 36568

Worksite

Address:

9500 Tom Waller Road, St. Elmo, AL 36568

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-24363-574846

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

1/3/2025

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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