Farm Worker
Employer
206 Hill Lane
Dumas, AR 71639
United States
Job description
Perform manual labor to prepare fields, plant, cultivate and harvest rice, soybeans, wheat, cotton and corn by hand and machine. Move grain and clean grain bins.
Workers must till soil and apply fertilizer, herbicides or pesticides to crops, weed crops, clean, and load harvested products and remove off-type seeds. Repair farm buildings and participate in irrigation activities. Set up and operate irrigation equipment. Clear and maintain irrigation ditches.
Handle polypipe in irrigated fields. Put down and pull up polypipe in the irrigated fields. Walk rice, soybean and corn fields to check on and maintain adequate water supply to crops from wells. Use hand tools such as shovels, trowels, hoes and tampers. Operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, I grain augers, air blowers, and self-propelled machinery to plow, harrow, plant, cultivate, spray, move grain, clean bins and harvest field crops. Repair, clean and maintain farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment. Inform farmer or farm manager of crop progress. Identify plants, pests, and weeds to determine the selection and application of fertilizers. Record information about crops, such as pesticide use, yields, or costs. Clean grain bins, augers and dump pits for inspection. Build and maintain rice levees, put in spillways, rogue rice fields during flood. Drain excess water from fields, open drainage overfill pipes, walk each field to check for standing water. Put down and retrieve levee gates for irrigation of crops. Check wells each day and service wells. Assist with Good Agricultural Practice policies.
Load and unload 50 lb. seed sacks. Climb 30 foot ladders. Work outdoors in extremely hot, cold and/or wet weather. Perform prolonged bending, reaching, lifting, pushing, pulling and walking. Hazardous occupation. Must be 18 or older. Employer is a drug free workplace. Drug testing is
conducted post-hire at the employer's expense and is not part of the interview process.
Special Requirements
Must be able to load and unload 50 lb. seed sacks. Climb 30 foot ladders. Work outdoors in extremely hot, cold and/or wet weather. Perform prolonged bending, reaching, lifting, pushing, pulling and walking. Hazardous occupation. Must be 18 or older. Employer is a drug free workplace. Drug testing is conducted post-hire at the employer's expense and is not part of the interview process.