Farmworker And Laborer & Ranch/ag Equipment Operators

Job description

The lifting requirement for this position is 60 pounds.
Three months farm and/or ranch experience required.
Job duties include farm and ranch laborer and agricultural equipment operator.
The anticipated hours listed represent the normal work schedule. Due to the nature of this work, crops, livestock, weather, and the requirement of calving season, it is the prevailing practice to work more or different hours than those listed.
A worker may be offered more than the specified hours of work; however the worker will not be required to work for more than the number of hours specified in the job order, or on the worker's Sabbath or Federal holidays. Saturday work may be required.
Employer-paid drug test may be required if a worker has an accident at work.
Workday start times vary depending on the weather. depending on the time of year, hours of daylight, and production requirements. Workers must be able to work varying shifts as required by the season and work performed. Workers are notified of any change in the start times. Work may be performed during rain, snow, cold, freezing temperatures and/or in high humidity and in temperatures over a 100 degrees F. Worker may be required to work in wet and muddy conditions and should have suitable clothing for variable weather conditions.
Worker must possess requisite physical strength and endurance to repeat the job duties throughout the workday. Workers must work at a sustained, vigorous pace and make bona-fide efforts to work efficiently and consistently that are reasonable under the climatic and all other working conditions.
Worker may never ride on agricultural equipment not designed for work related riding purposes or any other non-passenger intended equipment unless instructed and authorized by the employer or supervisor to do so.
All work-related injuries must be immediately reported to the crew leader, foreman, or supervisor.
If light duty work is assigned for a worker's compensation injury, the worker will be expected to return to work and perform the light duty work upon advice from a physician and the workers compensation insurance company
Full Crop/Livestock Seasonal Commitment: The job offered requires that the worker be available for work every day that work is available for the full period of employment. The worker agrees to be available for work and perform the assigned work for the assigned employer whenever work is available through the full period of employment.

Workers who possess a valid driver's license and be insurable may drive vehicles to transport crop/feed, equipment and workers.
The calf cycle is seasonal in nature and begins in approximately September until June with calving in September and February. Workers are needed help to move hay and feed products, feed cows and calves, help move cattle from one area to another (pasture and meadows) and help in the general welfare of young calves.

Special Requirements

The employer agrees that it will offer, advertise in its recruitment, and pay at least the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR), the prevailing hourly wage rate, the prevailing piece rate, the agreed-upon collective bargaining rate, or the Federal or State minimum wage rate, in effect at the time work is performed, whichever is highest. If the worker is paid by the hour, the employer must pay this rate for every hour or portion thereof worked during a pay period. If the offered wage(s) disclosed in this clearance order is/are based on commission, bonuses, or other incentives, the employer guarantees the wage paid on a weekly, semi-monthly, or monthly basis will equal or exceed the AEWR, prevailing hourly wage or piece rate, the legal Federal or State minimum wage, or any agreed-upon collective bargaining rate, whichever is highest.