Farm Worker Grain
Employer
14150 94 St. SE
Rutland, ND 58067
United States
Job description
Job requires the operation of various tractors and farm equipment to till soil; work ground; prepare and maintain land; and plant, fertilize, spray, cultivate crops. Equipment that workers may be required to
operate includes, but is not limited to, tractors with various implements, sprayers, combines, back-hoes, mowers, track-hoes, and ATVs. Farm trucks will be loaded with agricultural products and driven on the
farm and to storage facilities. Job also requires loading seed into planters; properly mixing chemicals; loading chemicals into sprayers; rouging fields and using hand tools to remove undesirable plant
varieties, trash, and other objects from fields; welding; performing general maintenance, repairs and/or cleanup of storage sheds, pivot points, buildings, barns and all farm equipment; ensuring operational
areas are organized and well maintained; using hand tools and equipment to repair, clean and maintain farm vehicles, machinery and specialized machinery and agricultural equipment; and regularly servicing
equipment. There are few typical days and workers may be required to change duties and/or locations often and engage in various general functions. Daily duties may vary depending on crop, weather, and
field conditions. The employer reserves the right to increase workers' pay or provide bonuses based on tenure, performance, or other factors that are solely based on the discretion of the employer.
Employees will perform custom combining crew duties only at the locations of the fixed site growers listed in the itinerary. Custom combining duties will include operating combines, tractors with grain
carts, and trucks to harvest crops. Transporting agricultural products on the fixed-site growers worksites, moving combining/harvesting equipment between worksites, and transporting agricultural
products from fields to storage areas or market will be accomplished using semi-trucks. While performing harvesting duties workers will be required to perform repair, maintenance, and service on
combining equipment when necessary. Workers will also be required to change cutting heads of combines when necessary. All duties related to planting, irrigating, spraying and cultivating crops will
only be performed on the farm and in relation to the crops owned and controlled by Pherson Combining.
Special Requirements
Job requires having or being able to obtain a drivers license within 30 days of hire. Applicant must have or be able to obtain a CDL. Basic English literacy and math skills are required. Job will require periods when workers may be exposed to varying weather conditions and extensive pushing, pulling, sitting, or walking.