Farm Laborer

Job description

CROPS: CORN, ALFALFA, HAY, STRAW, SILAGE
OPERATE HEAVY EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO TRACTOR, GRADER, TRACK HOE, BACKHOE, LOADER, OR SKID STEER, PRODUCTIVELY, EFFICIENTLY, AND SAFELY. INSPECT, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT IN A SAFE AND PROPER WAY IN ORDER TO AVOID ACCIDENTS OR UNDUE MAINTENANCE
OR REPAIR WORK. PERFORM MECHANICAL DUTIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON EQUIPMENT, OIL CHANGES, AND IMPLEMENT REPAIRS.
GREASES, OILS, AND PERFORMS MINOR REPAIRS ON EQUIPMENT, USING GREASE GUN, OILCANS, AND HAND TOOLS. PERFORM CROP CULTIVATION TASKS INCLUDING PLOWING, PLANTING, SPRAYING, IRRIGATING, FERTILIZING, HARVESTING, AND HAULING. PLANT SEEDS. PICK, CUT, LIFT, OR PULL CROPS. INSTALL/MAINTAIN
IRRIGATION SYSTEMS AND WATER LINES. MOVE AND INSTALL IRRIGATION PIPES AND EQUIPMENT. APPLY PESTICIDES, HERBICIDES, FUNGICIDES, AND OTHER CROP PROTECTANTS. APPLY FERTILIZERS, PLANT GROWTH CHEMICALS, CONDITIONERS, AND OTHER PLANT RELATED TREATMENTS AT THE CORRECT TIMES DEPENDING ON PLANT TYPE, GROWTH, CLIMATE, AND CROP CONDITIONS. MOW, CUT, AND WEED FIELDS. PERFORM DITCHING, SHOVELING, HOEING, HAULING, GROUND PREPARATION, AND OTHER MANUAL TASKS. BENDING, STOOPING, AND KNEELING REQUIRED. USE HAND TOOLS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO HOES, SHOVELS, SHEARS, CLIPPERS, LOPPERS, AND SAWS. LIFT, CARRY, AND LOAD/UNLOAD PRODUCTS OR SUPPLIES. ASSIST WITH FARM BUILDING/FIELD MAINTENANCE AND
REPAIRS.

Workers who possess a valid driver’s license and meet all applicable legal requirements, including holding a doctor’s certificate as required by 29 CFR § 500.105, may be asked to drive vehicles for transporting workers, goods, or commodities on company business. This task is voluntary, compensable, and not a mandatory job duty. Workers without a valid driver’s license or doctor’s certificate will still be fully eligible for employment and are not disqualified from any other job responsibilities outlined in this application. The employer can and will make alternative arrangements for the transportation of workers should the need arise.

Special Requirements

3 months experience general machine operation (tractors). Employer-paid post-hire, random, upon suspicion and post-accident drug testing required. Any worker who declines to take or fails a mandatory drug test will be terminated. Workers testing positive will be immediately terminated and paid for all hours worked, if any. In the case of a non-local or foreign worker who is terminated for failure to pass a drug or alcohol test, the employer will arrange least-cost transportation to the worker's place of recruitment, at the worker's expense. Employer requires all-newly hired employees to take and pass an employer-paid background check due to proximity to children visiting the farm. All background checks are conducted uniformly after an initial job offer has been extended and accepted by the new hire.