Farm Worker
Employer
563 COMPANY FARM ROAD
BASKIN, LA 71219
United States
Job description
JOB DUTIES MAY INCLUDE AND ARE NOT LIMITED TO TASKS SUCH AS: OPERATE TRACTOR AND SELF-PROPELLED MACHINERY SUCH AS A SKID STEER TO HARVEST CROPS SUCH AS PECANS; LOAD AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS INTO TRUCKS. BAG PECANS, CLEAN PECANS. SET UP AND OPERATE IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT AND IRRIGATE TREES. GROUND PREPARATION FOR PLANTING PECAN TREES, TREE GRAFTS, STAKE AND PRUNE TREES. WEED AND HARVEST PECANS. CLEAN WORK AREAS, RECORD INFORMATION ABOUT CROPS. PARTICIPATE IN INSPECTION, GRADING, SORTING AND STORAGE, AND POST HARVES TREATMENT OF CROPS. MIX MATERIALS DUMP SOLUTIONS OR SEED INTO PLANTER OR SPRAYER MACHINERY. WEIGH CONTAINERS AND RECORD WEIGHTS AND IDENTIFYING INFORMATION. GUIDE PRODUCTS ON CONVEYORS TO REGULATE FLOW THROUGH MACHINES. DISCARD ROTTEN ITEMS. POSTION BOXES/BAGS AT END OF MACHINERY TO CATCH PRODUCTS, REMOVE AND CLOSE FULL CONTAINERS.
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. IN DECEMBER, JANUARY AND FEBRUARY TEMPERATURES COULD BE FREEZING.