- Full Time:
- Yes
- Number of Workers Requested:
- 18
- Job Duties:
- Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. Duties may vary from time to time. Clearing ground of rocks, sticks, & roots by hand, clear brush and trees with chain saw. General Field & fence maintenance. Use wood to build and repair boxes for digger. Manually weeding fields by hand or using hand tools. May drive tractor while pulling mechanical trans planter and implements including hipper disk, dual, chisel plow, bush hog, and any other equipment related to planting, cultivating, and harvesting sweet potatoes. Participate in irrigation activities. Set up, operate, and repair irrigation systems. Drain water from fields with hand tools and shovel when needed. The workers may use or operate the following tools and equipment: skid loader, planter, digger, forklift, nail gun, power washer, drill, hoes, shovels, and sickle cutter. Work in extreme weather conditions. Must be able to work with minimum supervision. Planting Sweet Potatoes: Covering potatoes with plastic. Cut slips by hand with knife, place in boxes to load & unload onto trucks. Covering potatoes with use of bedding machine & cover, punch holes, and remove plastic and paper from plant beds. Dip potato slips. Walk behind potato trans planter and fill in slips by hand. May clean potato shed/storage warehouse. Safety training for use of farm equipment and tractors will be provided. To ensure the safety of all employees those interested in operating machinery must be able to communicate with and adequately follow instructions given by management. Management reserves the right to restrict employees from operational duties who do not show proficiency to effectively communicate with management and may therefor place other employees' safety at risk. Workers may also plant, cultivate, and irrigate the following: soybeans, wheat, corn, rice, watermelons, pumpkins, squash, and celery. Workers with driver's license may be asked to drive workers from/to housing, worksites, and grocery store.
- Job Classification:
- 45-2092.00 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse