Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, And Aquacultural Animals
Employer
58 Jerry Nobile Road
Moorhead, MS 38761
United States
Job description
Drive tractors: prepare fields, plant, cultivate and harvest crops; unload and store seeds and supplies; haul seeds, fuel to field. Perform general farm labor jobs: maintenance on farm equipment (clean, oil, repair); repair fences; repair and clean farm buildings (sheds, barns, etc.); mow areas around buildings and keep clean and free from debris; Seine ponds to harvest catfish. Feed fish check oxygen levels in pond, harvest fish from ponds and load onto trucks, wade in the pond to keep net mud line on bottom, repair spawning containers and position in brood ponds. Feel inside spawning container for fish or spawns. Remove spawns, move to the hatchery, prepare and place in hatching troughs. Monitor hatchery, clean hatching troughs, feed fry, disinfect hatching basket, transfer fry to nursery ponds, remove spawning containers and consolidate brood fish to holding ponds, feed fingerlings and brood fish Work outside in heat and cold, work in 4'-6' water in catfish pond. Handle live fish. Performs typical farm and pond maintenance levee repair and maintenance, pull weeds, mow grass, clean and store equipment, etc. uses seines, dip nets, waders, gloves uses oxygen meter and/or chemical test kit,
Special Requirements
Must be available for entire contract period and able to perform all job duties. 4b. Able to operate 250 hp tractors with 12 row farm implements and other farm equipment. 4e. Some heavy lifting (60) spawning containers and feed. 4f. Work is performed outdoors and involves exposure to sun, rain, heat, cold, insects and other natural elements. 4g-4j. Seining requires use of arms, legs and moving whole body walking in water 4-4 1/2 feet deep, lifting, balancing, and stooping. Hours of work may vary due to weather conditions and job duties. Ability to swim. Be available at time and place necessary to begin employment. A drivers license is not required to drive farm trucks on farm access roads or to drive farm implements, tractors etc. Applicants must possess documents required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States to complete Form I-9 form upon hire.