- Full Time:
- Yes
- Number of Workers Requested:
- 4
- Job Duties:
- This is an application for farm workers and laborers for a farm that field crops, like triticale, corn and alfalfa. All other duties assigned under this order will be both those duties of Agricultural Equipment Operator and Farm Worker and Laborer Crop, Nursery and Greenhouse, under the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment Statistics Standard Occupational Classification Codes 45-2091 and 45-2092.
The employer requires three (3) months of general farm labor and irrigation experience. The lifting requirement for this position is 60 pounds.
Workers that possess a valid driver’s license and be insurable may drive vehicles to transport crops, equipment, supplies, and workers.
Specific Job Requirements:
General Farm Work will include the following duties
1. Maintain, drive, attach, and operate farm implements, tractors, equipment to till soil, plant, cultivate, fertilize and harvest crops
2. Make mechanical adjustments and repairs on farm machinery
3. May mix and/or spray chemicals (according to appropriate restrictive use laws, when/if applicable)
4. Remove undesirable and excess growth from crops or farm grounds
5. Remove rocks from fields, edges fields, concrete ditches, etc.
6. Pain, maintain, repair, farm structures
7. Perform general clean-up of farm areas
8. Operate motor bike, all-terrain vehicle (ATV’s), John Deere Gators, in the course of performing duties
9. Operate or maintain equipment used in agricultural production and field preparation such as tractors, irrigation equipment, 4-wheelers, pick-ups, trucks, and other commonly used equipment in agriculture.
10. Workers may also clear debris and garbage from fields and clean/maintain farm buildings, structures, equipment, and work areas
11. Load and mix chemicals in addition to operating tractors pulling sprayers and/or operate sprayer
- Job Classification:
- 45-2091.00 - Agricultural Equipment Operators