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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

40

Job Duties:

We are seeking dedicated and hardworking individuals for our Sweet Potato harvesting season. This is a seasonal job and if hired, you are expected to complete the full contract period. SWEET POTATO: Will perform assigned duties as instructed by supervisor. Cut slips by hand with knife and place slips in plant boxes. Ride mechanical trans-planter to load slips in planting cups. Walk behind mechanical trans-planter to fill slips by hand. Workers may build or repair potato boxes. Will also sweep and clean trash in Packing House. Duties may vary from time to time. MISC: These jobs will also involve field work such as clearing ground of rocks, sticks & roots by hand, manually weeding fields, draining water from fields, and general field, fence, barns & potato shed maintenance, minor repairs & cleaning of hand tools and mechanical equipment prior to and after use. May use wood to build and repair boxes for potatoes/vegetables.

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

No

Special Requirements:

Applicants must be 18 years or older. Applicants need to be familiar with agricultural machinery & safety of (and harm it can do to themselves or others), as well as work in agricultural fields & have some knowledge of food safety, but also needs to understand the seriousness of working in extreme climates especially heat. Job is physically demanding, requiring attention to detail, the ability to work effectively as part of a team and adaptability to varying work & extreme climate environments. Applicants must have the physical ability to repeatedly walk, stand, climb, sit, stoop, bend, push, pull, all while being aware of the task and others around them. There is a lifting requirement of up to 60 lbs. Awareness of your surroundings and of all agricultural machinery safety is very important, as well as food safety.

Number of Hours Per Week:

36

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

7:00 A.M. - 1:30 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Bailey Family Farms, Inc.

Location:

Vardaman, MS 38878

Worksite

Address:

33.67831, -89.329134, Bellefontaine, MS 39737

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-26075-706906

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

H2A Visa Workers: $8.59

Date Posted:

3/24/2026

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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