Agricultural Equipment Operator
Employer
2396 Georgia Highway 26 Montrose, Georgia 31065
Montrose, GA 31065
United States
Job description
We need seasonal farm worker employees to assist with our farming operation where we grow sod, soybeans, sorghum, and rye. Employees will operate farm equipment including tractors, implements and other farm machinery to assist with field preparation, planting, cultivating, fertilizing, spraying, and harvesting/cutting of sod and crops. Employees will assist in cutting and mowing the sod and loading it onto pallets and with harvesting crops for transport to customers and storage facilities. Additional duties include shoveling of grain into storage bins, clearing fields for planting, cleaning the fields after harvest, maintenance of drainage ditches, fences, access areas and gates around the location of the fields. Employees will complete general farm duties and routine maintenance and repairs on equipment as and when needed. The employer, at its sole discretion, may grant pay increases based on factors such as performance, longevity, and/or experience.
Special Requirements
This job requires exposure to extreme temperatures, repetitive movements, extensive pushing and pulling, extensive walking and frequent stooping. Bradbury Farms will conduct post-hire/random drug screenings at no cost to the employee to enforce a drug free workplace policy and failing a drug test will result in termination. Employer will not employ anyone with a violent/theft criminal background history and will conduct post-hire background checks at no cost to the employee. All jobs require 3 months of experience and all workers must be able to lift 50 lbs. Must be able to obtain a regular driver's license.