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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

39

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. General field & fence maintenance. Use wood to build and repair boxes for digger with the use of nail guns or hammer. Manually weeding fields by hand or using hand tools (machete, hoes). Drain water from fields with hand tools and shovel when needed. Work in extreme weather conditions. Must be able to work with minimum supervision. Sweet Potatoes - Workers will assist with cutting potato slips by hand with a knife, place in boxes to load & unload onto trucks. Dipping potato slips. Walk behind potato trans planter and fill in slips by hand. Riding mechanical trans planter and loading slips in planting cups. De-vining plants by hand. Covering beds with plastic. The workers may be asked to dig and transplant potatoes, in sweet potato fields. Workers with drivers license may be asked to drive workers to/from housing, worksite, and grocery store.

Job Classification:

45-2092.00 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

Three (3) months experience needed for hand cutting sweet potato slips and the use of mechanical trans planter. Must be 18 years or older. Employer may conduct a background checks to all new applicants at the owner's expense. Valid driver's license required to operate the company's vehicles. All tools, supplies, and equipment will be provided at no cost to the workers. Lifting requirement of 5-60 lbs. The majority of the workday is spent on one's feet and outdoors. Workers may stand in one place for any period of time. Workers should expect periods of little/no work during growing time. Workers must be able to climb, stand, sit, stoop, squat, kneel, crouch, bend (from the waist), push, pull, reach, and lift. Work is performed in outdoor agricultural fields and involves exposure to sun, wind, rain, soil, mud, dust, heat, cold, and other natural elements.

Number of Hours Per Week:

38

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

6:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Matthew Knight Farms Petition 1

Location:

Bellafontaine, MS 39737

Worksite

Address:

1475 Tomahawk Road, Bellafontaine, MS 39737

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-25058-728958

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

3/6/2025

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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