Farmworker/ Laborer

Job description

This job requires employees to assist with irrigating, harvesting hay, as well as helping with feeding horses and cows for farm animals. The following job duties are:

• Irrigators: Employees will help with water irrigation this includes:
o Center Pivot irrigation
o Polyethylene (PE) Pipe flood irrigation
o Open ditch flood irrigation
o Irrigation equipment and infrastructure

• Field work: Employees will help in the hay fields doing the following:
o Cutting
o Tedding
o Raking
o Baling
o Pest and weed control (spraying)
o Feeding horses and cows

• Farm Maintenance: Employees will help with the following duties:
o Maintain existing fence
o Maintain farm cleanliness such as in workspaces, storage areas and common facilities
o Machinery will regularly be cleaned and washed, such as the trucks / tractors/ trailers once a week
o Buildings will be swept, painted and cleared of debris to maintain cleanliness
Skills:
• Smart, honest, and hardworking individual with good work ethics
• Team player who can reliably work independently
• Fast learner, flexible and disciplined
• Follows rules and procedures

Special Requirements

B.4e) Must be able to lift and/or load 30 lbs.
B.4f) Work may take place when temperatures are below freezing and above 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
B.4g) May require extensive pulling and/or pushing of tools, wheelbarrows, etc.
B.4h) May require worker to sit and/or walk for extensive periods of time while, examining,
B.4i) Workers will be required to stoop and/or bend over while performing farm labor such as weeding, irrigating,
Removing debris, and planting.
B.4j) There will be repetitive movements while performing most of the farm labor duties, for example
Shoveling, weeding, and planting.