Agricultural Truck Driver
Employer
1590 US 385
Dimmitt, TX 79027
United States
Job description
Operating self-propelled agricultural equipment such as truck tractor with specialized harvesting trailer in the process of reaping, harvesting, threshing, swathing or winnowing crops such as wheat silage, milo, and livestock. Load crops onto trucks by driving alongside harvesting machines without stopping, maintaining appropriate distance. Perform manual or mechanical adjustments. Maintain and repair. Transport harvested crops from field to farm storage such as elevator, silo, or other storage area. Drive from one field to another.
Special Requirements
The worker will work 7 hours per day depending upon the conditions in the fields, weather, and maturity of the crop. Schedule is from 9am to 5pm with 1 hour lunch. To meet the three-fourths guarantee, the worker will not be required to work on the Sabbath or Federal holidays. However, the worker might be offered more hours per day depending on crop yield, not to exceed 4 hours per day.
The name, address, and/or telephone number of at least one reference who has first-hand knowledge and can verify the workers experience will be required. Three months recent and verifiable experience required for the job duties listed. Must be able to obtain following hire appropriate CDL and obtain clean driving record to drive trucks tractors. Be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
The 3 months of experience required is to prevent accidents that might occur due to a complete lack of operational understanding.