Agricultural Equipment Operators

Job description

Plant, cultivate and harvest cotton and peanuts by machine. Operate tractors, farm vehicles and equipment including operation with GPS guidance and navigation. Prepare land for planting using equipment to clear and level fields, till soil and manually pick up roots. Operate equipment accurately including the use of automated navigation systems to plant and harvest cotton and peanuts. Shovel peanuts onto conveyor. Cover harvested peanuts with tarps. Carry materials including bags and baling wire to the field. Stack bales in field. Ride on equipment and brush debris from furrow plowing spouts. Load and unload seed and/or fertilizer. Attach farm implements, such as a plow, disc, and drill to tractor. Repair and maintain farm equipment and implements. Repair fences and farm buildings. Apply fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides. Use pick ax and shovel to dig ditches to drain flooded fields. Herd livestock to pasture for grazing. Assist with herding livestock into corral and/or stall. Check and maintain water troughs. Put out minerals and hay. Use brooms, blowers, shovels and vacuum cleaning devices to clean farm vehicles and other equipment. Use mowers and weed eaters on employer's premises and workers' housing around wells, buildings, farm equipment. Clean work areas. Perform farm, field and shed sanitation duties. Using the employer provided vehicles, workers who have a valid driver's license and doctor's certificate may haul crops and gin trash, supplies, tools, transport workers on and off the farm, and may be offered additional hours. As a minor activity, assist with minor maintenance and repairs to tractors, farm vehicles and equipment. Assist with all Good Agricultural Practices policies. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. Employer reserves the right to discharge an obviously unqualified worker, malingerer or recalcitrant worker who is physically able but is unwilling to perform the work necessary for the employer to grow a premium quality product, or for any other lawful reason.

Employer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time.

TERMINATION. Prior to any termination for cause, employer evaluates workers' performance of required tasks and compliance with Work Rules and other employer policies. Employer may terminate a worker for cause if the worker's performance consistently and/or substantially fails to satisfy the employer's reasonable expectations (in accordance with the criteria set forth herein), or otherwise engages in serious or egregious misconduct that endangers health, safety, or property. In assessing whether workers' performance meets reasonable expectations, employer evaluates, among other reasonable criteria, whether the worker: (1) has adequately complied with the Work Rules and any other policies or procedures; (2) has complied with all health and safety guidelines, including the use of tools or equipment in accordance with best practices to protect the employer's property, crops, and in a manner that avoids injury or damage; (3) has treated company property (tools, equipment, crops, fixtures, etc.

Special Requirements

Three months of experience operating agricultural equipment required. Work outside in hot, humid, wet and/or cold weather conditions; sit, walk, bend, stoop, reach, push or pull for prolonged periods of time; lift, carry and load up to 60 lbs. repeatedly; climb ladders on agricultural equipment. Must be 18 years or older.