Agricultural Equipment Operators

Job description

Crops/Commodities:
Cotton.
Operate, maintain, and repair gin equipment, vehicles, and machinery in connection with the ginning of cotton. Load and unload cotton bales. Perform general maintenance, repairs, and safety checks of equipment and gin machinery. Operate ginning machinery. Operate various pieces of equipment, including, but not limited to, a module unwrapper, a bale strapper, a bale hoister, skid steer, forklift, front end loader and a cotton module feeder. Load cotton seed. Load cotton modules, bring them to the feeder, feed wires on press, un-tarp modules, move bales from press to bale slab. Operate equipment in a manner to protect the operator, other workers, products and equipment. Tie, tag and bag bales of cotton as they come out of the press. Remove a sample of the cotton from each bale per supervisor's instructions. Roll USDA Government Samples. Load bales into vehicles for transport. Assist the gin operator with various duties such as making repairs to the equipment, clearing blockages, cleaning lint filters, refilling supplies, sweeping floors, removing trash buildup and picking up cotton on yard. Pick up trash, clean bathrooms, sweep floors and perform other farm and shed sanitation duties. Observe safe operating rules and follow employer's directions.

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.

The employer will offer 2 shifts per 24 hours: (Shift 1) 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and (Shift 2) 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. with a 1 hour unpaid lunch break Monday through Saturday. Each worker will be assigned to a shift.

Special Requirements

Extensive pushing, pulling, sitting, stooping, and bending. Stand and walk for extended periods of time. Work may be performed in extreme temperatures including extreme heat up to 90 degrees and high humidity. Drug testing may be conducted post-hire at the employer's expense and is not part of the interview process.