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Ag Equipment Operator

A&J Cotton Farms LLC

Slaton, TX

$11.81 per hour

ACTIVE

Recruitment Information

Telephone Number to Apply:
+15807444031
Extension
3081

Job Description

Full Time:
Yes
Number of Workers Requested:
4
Job Duties:
We are a family farm of 10,000 acres across 4 counties of Cotton farming including irrigation and drylands. We use all John Deere equipment. We rotate crops with corn and milo and plant cover crops. Job duties may include and are not limited to tasks such as: apply products such as fertilizers, pesticides, growth inhibitors, etc; attach/detach implements; clean work areas; direct and monitor work during planting and harvesting; feel plants/crops leaves and note coloring to detect the presence of insects or disease; haul and spread materials such as but not limited to fertilizer to condition the soil; inform farm managers of plants or crops progress; load crops and drive trucks to transport to and from fields and/or storage locations or facilities; load and unload materials and commodities; load inputs and drive trucks to transport to fields; maintain grounds and landscaping; maintain inventory; mix materials, dump solutions or seeds into planter, spreader, sprayer type machinery; participate in the inspection, grading, sorting, storage, and post-harvest treatment of crops; position boxes/bags at ends of machinery to catch products, remove and close full containers; record information about crops; regulate conditions; repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment; repair farm buildings, fences, and other structures; set up repair, maintain, and operate specialized equipment; tilling soil, transplanting, weeding, thinning, pruning crops; use hand tools such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, loppers, and knives; use hand tools such as wrenches, crow bars, air tools, electric tools; weigh containers and record weights and identifying information; work in extreme temperatures. Equipment such as but not limited to the following will be used/operated by the workers in conjunction with the duties being performed: air seeders, augers, bins, silos, loading and unloading facilities, bailers and other hay equipment, combines or other harvesting equipment, cotton stripper/picker, dirt moving equipment, GPS guidance systems, grain carts, forklift, irrigation equipment, manure spreading equipment, mowers and other landscaping equipment, pickups, cars, etc, planters, sprayers, spreaders, tractor/trailer combinations, tractors. The workers will be performing the duties to help produce: corn, cotton, grain sorghum. Must speak and understand English.
Job Classification:
45-2091.00 - Agricultural Equipment Operators

The job/industry classification and description includes general information on the position from ONET/OES and the North American Industry Classification System. Please review Job Duties and Job Order for more information.

Job Requirements

Experience Required:
Yes
Months of Experience Required:
2
Special Requirements:
Two (2) months of recent and verifiable experience required for the job duties listed. Must be able to obtain appropriate drivers license following hire and obtain clean driving record. Be able to lift up to 50 lbs. Once hired, worker may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to the worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment.
Number of Hours Per Week:
62
Work Schedule (Start/End time):
8:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:
A&J Cotton Farms LLC
Location:
New Home, TX 79381

Worksite

Address:
18504 FM 41, Slaton, TX 79368

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:
H-300-26009-547252
Multiple Worksites:
No
Additional Wage Information:
AEWR; US Workers: TX: $11.81; H2A Workers: TX: $9.97
Date Posted:
1/27/2026
Piece Rate Offer
$0.00

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