Farmworkers And Laborers
Employer
Knox Field- CR 254
Woodland , MS 39776
United States
Job description
Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. Clearing ground of rocks, sticks & roots by hand, clear brush and trees with chain saw. Manually weeding fields by hand or using hand tools. Minor repairs, maintain and clean all hand tools and mechanical equipment prior to and after use. May harvest sweet potatoes by hand with use of buckets. Must be able to sort, grade & pack potatoes by size quality or type. Workers will work in the packaging house, located on the farm. Load & unload boxes on trucks trailers or sweet potato harvesters. Use of mechanical digging equipment to dig potatoes. Workers will only use tractor to pull digger. Workers will be operating skid steers. Use wood to build and repair boxes for digger. Set up, operate, and repair irrigation systems. Drain water from fields with hand tools and shovel, when needed. Will also harvest the following: Purple Hull Peas, Beans, and Corn. Workers may clean and maintain the shop, potato sheds or any other buildings.
Special Requirements
Three (3) months experience needed for mechanical diggers, sorting and grading sweet potatoes. There is a lifting requirement of 50-60 lbs. All tools, supplies, and equipment will be provided at no cost to workers. Workers should come prepared wearing appropriate clothing and footwear for the environmental and working conditions described. Cell phone can only be used during breaks, emergencies, and communicated with supervisor when needed. Workers must be able to climb, stand, sit, stoop, squat, kneel, crouch, bend (from the waist), push, pull, reach and lift. Work is performed in outdoor agricultural fields and involves exposure to sun, wind, rain, soil, mud, dust, heat, cold and other natural elements.