Farm Worker
Employer
6733 Franklin Road
Hemingford, NE 69348
United States
Job description
Job requires operating farm equipment including tractors, self-propelled sprayers, combines, forklifts, skid steers, and semi-trucks to till soil, plant, fertilize, cultivate, and harvest crops. Job will also require workers to assist with cleaning wheat seed; operate seed mill; load trucks and haul grain to storage facility or market; clean grain bins and perform grain bin maintenance; repair, service, and maintain center pivot irrigation systems and field and shop equipment; and operate tillage equipment, air drills, grain augers, and grain cleaning equipment. Manual labor tasks will include grain handling, operating sweep augers in grain bins, servicing center pivot systems, feeding livestock, erecting electrical fencing, and cleaning around farm buildings and shop areas. There are few typical work days on the farm, so work duties may vary daily. Basic literacy and math skills are required. Increase or bonus may be possible depending on experience and merit.
Special Requirements
Lifting will be required when working with seed bags, changing tires on equipment and center pivots, and performing shop duties. Workers may be exposed to extreme temperatures during July during wheat harvest and during fall weather, should an early snow storm occur. Worker's must have, or be able to obtain, a driver's license within 30 days of hire. Post-hire drug screens and criminal background checks may be done at the employers expense at the sole discretion of the employer to ensure the safety of the employees, public, and equipment. Failure of the drug screening will result in immediate termination. The employer will not employer any person that has been convicted of felonies or misdemeanors. Moderate cell phone use will be allowed on the job.