Heavy And Tractor-trailer Truck Drivers

Job description

Load and unload crops or containers of materials, manually or using conveyors, handtrucks, forklifts, or transfer augers.
Observe and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions.
Manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on vehicles and machinery.
Weigh crop-filled containers, and record weights and other identifying information.
Follow instructions to get from place to place around the farm properties (including on public roads to reach farmer's fields).
Drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, and/or tools in accordance with proper safety standards.
Inspect equipment or facilities to determine condition or maintenance needs.
Attach ag equipment implements or accessories, including trailers.
Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
Conducting basic repairs on agricultural equipment or systems using the needed tools.
Follow supervisor instructions always and arrive to work on time.
Ensure potatoes are being correctly distributed in the trailer.
Communicate with field & farm employees in a courteous, professional manner.
Participate in safety trainings, orientations and all other company meetings as required.
Report all injuries to supervisor immediately regardless of how slight they might seem.
Perform general farm site cleanup, including but not limited to: shovels, hoes, potato forks, brooms, leaf blowers, pressure washers.
Perform general farm duties as necessary.

All tools will be provided at no cost.
Applicants may be offered higher than advertised wage rate due to experience or merit.

Special Requirements

Employees must maintain a drivers license that allows them to operate a vehicle in the United States. Driving farm field trucks over 26,000 pounds will be required. Drivers are not required to have a Class A CDL due to the agricultural exemption according to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act 395.1((k)(1).

Due to the complexity of the weather and harvesting conditions, workers may be requested to work long days, as well as Saturdays,
Sundays, or Federal Holidays, depending on the field conditions, crop yields, customer demands, and weather conditions.
Therefore, hours above 48 hours per week may be offered, but are not guaranteed and are voluntary to be worked by the employee.