Farm Workers, Agriculture Equipment Operators
Employer
714 Highway 49 W
Inverness, MS 38753
United States
Job description
Repair farm machinery/equipment; service tractors (change oil, air filters, etc. as scheduled); prepare fields for planting (digging trenches to drain water, disking, rowing-up, subsoiling; plant soybeans using planters (calibrate planters and spraying equipment as necessary); Drive 250 hp tractors with 12 row farm implements such as hipper, planters, sprayers, shredders, discs; use hipper to row-up fields. Irrigate fields (haul pipe and lay out center pivot irrigation system to fields), repair and service irrigation systems; unload and store seeds; haul seeds, water and fuel to field; Use hoes, shovels, wrenches, etc. Some heavy lifting (30 lbs.) Work outside 99% of the time.
Alternative work includes general farm maintenance, cleaning shed areas, etc.
Special Requirements
Able to drive 250 hp tractor with 12-row farm implements, Work outside Some heavy lifting (30 lbs.) Must be available for the entire contract period and able to perform all job duties. Hours of work may vary due to weather conditions and job duties. Workers will only drive on farm property and will not drive trucks off farm property such as on county roads, state or intrastate highways. A drivers license is not required to drive farm trucks on farm access roads or to drive farm implements, tractors, etc. Applicants meeting all qualifications required must possess documents to complete INS Form I-9 and be available at the time and place necessary to begin employment. "In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire."