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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

14

Job Duties:

Job requires the operation of various tractors and farm equipment to till soil; work ground; prepare and maintain land; and plant, irrigate, fertilize, spray, cultivate, harvest, and transport crops to elevator or storage area. Equipment that workers may be required to operate includes, but is not limited to, tractors with various implements, sprayers, combines, back-hoes, mowers, track-hoes, and ATVS/side by sides. Non CDL farm trucks will be loaded with agricultural products and driven on the farm and to storage facilities, applicants must have or be able to obtain a drivers license within 30 days of hire. Duties include participating in irrigation activities including laying pipe, walking length of irrigation pipe to puncture it at set intervals, setting up and operating irrigation equipment, clearing and maintaining irrigation ditches, operating well motors, operating, and maintaining pivots, draining excess water from fields, and monitoring fields to check on and maintain adequate water supply to crops; building, and constructing and maintaining levees, installing and removing levy gates and putting in spillways. Manual duties include loading seed into planters; properly mixing chemicals; loading chemicals into sprayers; changing combine cutting heads; using hand tools in fields; light welding for equipment repair; performing general maintenance,repairs and/or clean-up of storage sheds, pivot points, buildings, gates, and all farm equipment; ensuring operational areas are organized and well maintained; using hand tools and equipment to repair, clean and maintain farm vehicles,machinery and specialized machinery and agricultural equipment; and regularly servicing equipment. There are few typical days and workers may be required to change duties and/or locations often and engage in various general functions. Daily duties may vary depending on crop, weather, and field conditions. Basic English literacy and math skills are required. During peak planting and harvest, workers may work up to 80 hours in a week.

Job Classification:

45-2091.00 - Agricultural Equipment Operators

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

Hours listed in Section A.6 are the anticipated hours to be worked. These hours could increase or decrease based on weather conditions, crop delay, pests or disease, crop yield, available labor, and or productivity. Use of electronic devices during work hours is restricted to emergencies only.

Number of Hours Per Week:

60

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

7:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

West Partnership II

Location:

Sardis, MS 38666

Worksite

Address:

3249 Curtis Rd., Batesville, MS 38606

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-24366-578494

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

A worker can earn bonuses and/or wage increases based on performance and length of service with the employer, this benefit is at the sole discretion of the employer.

Date Posted:

1/14/2025

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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