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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

13

Job Duties:

Crops/Commodities: Farmwork: Sugarcane and soybeans. Plant, cultivate and harvest sugarcane and soybeans by hand or machine. Operate farm vehicles, equipment, tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, grain auger, and self propelled machinery. Unload pre-cut sugarcane stalks that measure 6-10 feet long from supply wagon at fields. Workers will work in groups to plant sugarcane while walking behind moving wagon. Place and straighten stalk segments into open furrow rows at specified intervals/overlaps. Use machetes to chop stalks into 24 - 36 inch lengths. Pick up dropped cane in fields. Ensure hoppers are filled properly in mechanical harvesting. Use hand tools such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers and knives. Till soil. Weed and thin crops. Clean and load harvested products. Clean and maintain vehicles and farm equipment. Apply fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides. Repair fences and farm buildings. Participate in irrigation activities, including setting up and operating irrigation equipment, clearing and maintaining irrigation ditches. Unload and load grain into trucks. Repair and maintain farm vehicles, machinery, specialized machinery and agricultural equipment, including grain augers associated with module packers and grain bins used for storing and transporting farm products. Clean in and around grain trailers, carts, wagons and work areas. Using the employer's vehicles, licensed drivers may transport workers and may be offered additional hours. Assist with 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. TERMINATION. Prior to any termination for cause, employer evaluates workers' performance of required tasks and compliance with Work Rules and other employer policies. Employer may terminate a worker for cause if the worker's performance consistently and/or substantially fails to satisfy the employer's reasonable expectations (in accordance with the criteria set forth herein), or otherwise engages in serious or egregious misconduct that endangers health, safety, or property. In assessing whether workers' performance meets reasonable expectations, employer evaluates, among other reasonable criteria, whether the worker: (1) has adequately complied with the Work Rules and any other policies or procedures; (2) has complied with all health and safety guidelines, including the use of tools or equipment in accordance with best practices to protect the employer's property, crops, and in a manner that avoids injury or damage; (3) has treated company property (tools, equipment, crops, fixtures, etc.), with care and respect, avoiding damage or improper cleanliness or maintenance standards; (4) has timely and consistently followed instructions duly communicated by supervisors, crew leaders, and management personnel; (5) has complied with the employer's quality control standards for ensuring a marketable product; (6) is not repeatedly tardy or absent, has reported to work at the time and place instructed, and remained at work for the agreed-upon work hours, unless such absence was excused or the worker timely communicated and sought approval for any deviation from such schedule; (7) has consistently performed the duties assigned, in the manner instructed, and has not purposefully malingered or acted in a recalcitrant manner (i.e.

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. Lift and carry up to 50 lbs. and climb 6-50 ladders. Ride, walk, stoop, bend, reach, chop, pull and kneel for extended periods of time while planting sugarcane. Work outside in extremely hot, cold and/or wet weather and have physical stamina. Hazardous occupation. Drug testing is conducted randomly as required by workers compensation policy and is at the employer's expense, and is not part of the interview process.

Number of Hours Per Week:

40

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

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

Employer Information

Company Name:

Guillot Farms, Inc.

Location:

White Castle, LA 70788

Worksite

Address:

Mulberry Field LA Hwy 1 and Hwy 405, Donaldsonville, LA 70788

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-24365-575894

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

1/6/2025

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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