Agricultural Equipment Operator
Employer
2380 HIGHWAY 2
OAK GROVE, LA 71263
United States
Job description
MAINTAIN WORKSITE AREA. CLEANING FARM EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLES. MOWING & CLIPPING OF GRASS OF FARM, HEADQUARTERS AND TURNROWS. GRAIN BINS: OVERSEEING LOADING AND UNLOADING OF TRUCKS TO AND FROM THE GRAIN BINS. MAINTENANCE OF GRAIN BINS THROUGHOUT THE FALL AND WINTER. THERE IS A TOTAL OF 16 GRAIN BINS. ALL GRAIN BINS WILL BE STORING GRAIN TILL MARCH OR APRIL OF 2026. CLEANING OF GRAIN BINS WHEN GRAIN HAS BEEN SHIPPED. WORKERS WILL ALSO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THE DRYERS ON EACH BIN THAT DRIES THE GRAIN. BASIC ENGLISH LITERACY AND MATH SKILLS REQUIRED. JOB DUTIES WILL REQUIRE WORKERS TO BE OUTDOORS FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME WHEN TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE ANYWHERE FROM 90 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT TO FREEZING DEPENDING ON THE WINTER WEATHER. SITTING FOR LONG PERIOD OF TIME AND WALKING FROM GRAIN BIN TO GRAIN BIN. IRRIGATION DITCHES WILL BE CLEANED OUT AND NEW CULVERTS INSTALLED AS NEEDED TO IMPROVE THE FIELDS FOR THE UPCOMING 2026 PLANTING SEASON. IRRIGATION PUMPS WILL ALSO BE CHECKED AND REPAIRS BE MADE AS NEEDED. MAINTAINING GRAIN BAGS (SILO BAGS) IF GRAIN BINS ARE FILLED TO CAPACITY AT THE TIME OF HARVEST.
Special Requirements
JOB REQUIRES HAVING OR BEING ABLE TO OBTAIN A DRIVERS LICENSE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF HIRE. BASIC ENGLISH LITERACY AND MATH SKILLS REQUIRED. JOB DUTIES WILL REQUIRE WORKERS TO BE OUTDOORS FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME WHEN TEMPERATURES MAY EXCEED 100 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. SITTING FOR LONG PERIOD OF TIME ON TRACTORS AND FARM EQUIPMENT.