Farm Workers

Job description

Crops/Commodities: farm work: sugarcane, soybeans, corn, milo and cattle.
Perform manual labor to plant, cultivate and harvest sugarcane, soybeans, corn and milo by hand and machine. Operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery. Use hand tools such as shovels, trowels, hoes, shears, knives, machetes and weed eater. Till soil. Weed crops. Apply fertilizer. Load field wagons with sugarcane stalks that have been segmented using machetes while working in groups. Walk behind field wagons and hand plant sugarcane at designated intervals in furrow rows. Repair fences and farm buildings. Clear, maintain and dig drainage ditches. Transport tanks of fertilizer to field. Load seed into hoppers. Use a weed eater and mower around buildings, wells, grain bins, culverts, and equipment yards. Assist with cleaning equipment using steam cleaner or high pressure water hose. The cleaning process is set according to the height and diameter of each grain bin. Excess grain must be removed from bin walls, roof, floors and auger with blowers, brooms and shovels. Repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment. Clean and load harvested products. Use tractors to move hay bales.Drive trucks or other vehicles to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers on or off the farm. As a minor activity, tend to cattle. Assist with all Good Agricultural Practices policies. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer.

Employer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break.

Special Requirements

Two months of farm work experience required. Climb grain bins up to 40 ft. high and lift and carry up to 50 lbs. Perform prolonged walking, bending, pushing, pulling, reaching, sitting and kneeling when planting sugarcane by hand. Most job duties require workers to work in extremely hot, cold or wet weather. Hazardous occupation.