Laborer, Crop (storage)
Employer
2305 Highway 17
Delhi, LA 71232
United States
Job description
Labor needed to support sweet potato storage season. Duties include: 1. Monitor sweet
potato inventory for quality concerns and address concerns with site manager; 2. Monitor
sweet potato inventory and forecast use per BGF customer needs; 3. Reduce sweet potato
shrink in storage through storage best management practices; 4. Handle sweet potatoes in
storage in a manner that reduces damage and multiple moves; 5. Communicate sweet potato inventory to farm manager and packaging supervisor; 6. Ensure site resource needs are applied efficiently and unneeded expenses are eliminated; 7. Communicate with the field crew to prepare storage for the sweet potatoes being harvested and move into storage; 8. Repair, clean, and maintain storage bins; as well as direct others performing these duties; 9. Follow food safety guideline; 10. Move sweet potatoes from storage to be packaged; 11. Prepare reports and share information regarding storage sweet potatoes; 12. Repair, maintain and operate equipment as well as other farm and agriculture duties; 13. Follow all safety rules and regulations while performing work assignments and adhere to all policies and procedures as specified in company manuals and as directed in the employee handbook. All tools will be provided at no cost.
Special Requirements
Knowledge of Microsoft Excel; Experience must include: operating and maintain fork lifts,
bobcats, and small tractors; monitoring crop quality; projecting crop inventory