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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

1

Job Duties:

Agricultural Equipment Operator: prepare soil for planting, plant, prune, and cultivate blackberry bushes. Perform post-harvest activities. Assist with winter protection of blackberry plants. Remove debris and brush. May cut limbs, pile sticks, pick up roots, and burn debris. Operate or tend equipment or machinery used in agricultural production, such as tractors, sprayers and mechanical pruners. Observe and listen to machinery operation to detect problems. Troubleshoot, repair and perform minor maintenance on farm vehicles and equipment. May repair fences, greenhouses, farm buildings and other structures, or perform irrigation activities. Perform farm, field and shed sanitation duties. Mow grass and operate trimmer around farm buildings. Direct and monitor the work of casual and seasonal help during planting and harvesting. May operate farm vehicles to haul crops and drive other farmworkers from place to place around the farm properties (including on public roads to reach farmer’s fields) during the workday. May operate light truck or van off the farm and over the road to drive themselves or other farmworkers from place to place, such as to the grocery store, bank, government agencies, medical or dental offices and so forth. May operate truck with GVWR of less than 13 tons to transport crops produced on the farm (in its unmanufactured state) to storage or to market or to a carrier for transportation to market. Though not a hiring requirement, if a worker drives a company vehicle during the period of employment then at the time of operating the company vehicle the driver must possess a valid driver’s license issued by a U.S. state or foreign equivalent and operate the company vehicle in accordance with the license restrictions and vehicle classifications applicable to that license.

Job Classification:

45-2091.00 - Agricultural Equipment Operators

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

Prolonged walking, standing, bending, stooping, and reaching. Job is outdoors and continues in all types of weather. Workers may be requested to submit to random drug or alcohol tests at no cost to the worker. Failure to comply with the request or testing positive may result in immediate termination. All testing will occur post-hire and is not a part of the interview process. Negative result may be required post-hire and before commencing work. Must be able to lift and carry 75 lbs. repetitively throughout the workday. Must not hinder another workers productivity. Use of personal cell phone or other personal electronic device during working hours strictly prohibited except for work-related calls or emergencies and violation may result in immediate termination. Requires minimum 3 months verifiable work experience operating up to 70 hp tractors with farm implements. Must commit to work entire contract period. Workers are expected to perform any of the listed duties and

Number of Hours Per Week:

42

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Slocum Trail Farm, LLC

Location:

Atkinson, NC 28421

Worksite

Address:

6430 Slocum Trail Rd, Atkinson, NC 28421

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-25139-990029

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

5/23/2025

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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