Farmworker
Employer
22270 Clifton Road
Iowa, LA 70647
United States
Job description
Temporary, seasonal workers needed for crawfish and rice farm: Job duties include crawfishing in boats, harvesting/catching crawfish, performing crawfishing duties in fields; manually cutting up fish bait, putting out crawfish traps and baiting and checking traps, grading and washing crawfish for shipment; sacking crawfish; stocking crawfish ponds; making repairs to traps as needed; removing traps from pond at end of season. Work in rice fields including field prep, water maintenance; fertilize, plant and harvest crops; driving tractors, equipment and farm trucks; manual shovel work, hoe weeds; spot spray, repair and maintain bins, equip., farm and fences; maintain field levees, roads and shop; load and unload trucks; cut grass; travel between fields required; level rice bins; clean up rice spills at bins.
Special Requirements
Job involves frequent stooping and exposure to extreme temps must be able to lift and carry sufficient weight to lift, carry and move equipment and material necessary to complete assigned tasks. The Employer will rely on workers' own representations and observations of workers to assess if the workers meet this qualification.
Schedule includes one unpaid lunch hour.
Base hours offered is 40 hours offered; overtime hours are usually offered during plentiful season and may include an additional 10-40 hours of overtime work depending on the nature of the season.