General Farm Worker
Employer
1339 Maringouin Rd W
Maringouin , LA 70757
United States
Job description
General farmworker, crawfish, soybeans and sugarcane .Work includes operating of
farm equipment, vehicles, operating of tractors, tractor drawn machinery and self
propelled machinery used to plow, till, harrow, apply fertilizer, herbicides and pesticides to
crops; plant, cultivate, and harvest of crops by hand or machine. May operate motorized
crawfish boat and/or walk/push boat. Crawfishing involves manually cutting up of fish bait,
set traps, bait and check traps. Grade, wash, sack and ice crawfish for shipment, make
and repair traps as needed. Pickup/deliver crawfish as required. May deliver crop to
coolers or market. Cut sugarcane with machetes into segments, load wagons with
sugarcane stalks. May work in groups to hand plant sugarcane in furrows while
walking/following moving wagon. Workers must reach and pull to remove precut stalks
from trailer, while bending and/or stooping, place, straighten and plant sugarcane pieces.
Pickup dropped sugarcane in fields. Work also includes field prep, water maintenance,
cleaning drains with shovel, walk fields, check for standing water, manually plant, cultivate
and harvest as required. Field prep includes manual shovel work and hoeing of weeds,
tractor driving, field prep, water maint, spot spray, transplant, and general farm labor. Help
repair and maintain bins (climb 6-50 ft ladders), buildings, equip (all farm, mechanical and
vehicle), farm, fences, fields, irrigation, levees, ponds, properties, roads, and shop. Use of
hand tools such as machetes, hoes, knives, shovels, tampers, and trowels. Clean and load
harvested crops, unload trucks, haul to bins, dryer or mill. In September once cane harvest
begins work schedule may be adjusted, as assigned by the mill, beginning as early as 2 AM.
Worker must be able to lift/carry 50 lbs. M-F, some Sat/Sun, work in excess of 40 hours may
vary. Employees may be compensated above the stated hourly wage, this decision to pay
above the prevailing hourly wage will be made by the employer, basing this decision on
factors that include the individual recipient's performance and work history. Allergies to
ragweed, goldenrod, insects/insecticides and related chemicals, fungicides, and
pesticides, etc. may affect workers’ ability to perform the job. Employer may require post hire, random, upon suspicion or post-accident drug testing, all at no cost to employee. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment. Job involves stooping, lifting, and working outside in inclement weather. Must have 3 months exp in similar position.
Special Requirements
Please see attached continued for B.6.