Ag Equipment Operators

Job description

Sort onions, labeling packages, and constructing packing materials. Assist Facility Manager with operating packing equipment. Employees will be trained in safety. Operate forklift to load and transport produce bins, pallets of produce.
Operate farm Equipment to transport culls/trash, and empty/full produce bins to and from farms and packing facility. Pick up trash, culls in work zone.
Additional duties thru contract period may include:
• Wash, repair, and weld broken produce bins.
• Hoe, weed, thin, plant crops and clean fields.
• Spray and apply herbicide, pesticides to crops. Training and personal protective equipment will be provided.
• As needed hand pick chile peppers, onions, pumpkins, and watermelons.
• Trim pecan trees using handheld clippers, snippers, saw, picking up/dispose branches.
• Operate Farm Tractors and equipment, plant crops, harvest crops and ground prep.
• Drip irrigation install and repair.
• Wash and clean equipment, vehicles.
• As needed transport other employees to work locations in company vehicles.

Variable weather/crop conditions may apply; hours may fluctuate (+/-), with possible downtime and/or extended hours. Employer may request but not require for workers to work on their sabbath. Drug, alcohol, tobacco-free work zone.

Special Requirements

None