Farm Worker
Employer
374 Fox Rd
Shaw, MS 38773
United States
Job description
Job duties include the operation of farm equipment including tractors, mowers, back hoes, augers, pumps, sprayers, combines, augers, and semi-trucks to prepare fields, plant, irrigate, maintain, fertilize, spray, harvest, and transport crops to storage facilities or market from the fields. Job duties will also include operating small engine powered hand tools in the fields and shops; using hand tools in the fields; welding; performing maintenance on irrigation pumps, generators, and other farm equipment; laying irrigation pipe; connecting and disconnecting various PTO attachments to tractors; cleaning tractors and other farm equipment; digging drainage ditches as required; clearing brush; light metal work; other duties as required. Daily tasks and duties may vary due to crop and weather conditions. Pay increase or bonus may be possible depending on experience and merit.
Special Requirements
Workers must have, or be able to obtain, a driver's license within 30 days of hire. Workers will be required to be capable of lifting up to 100 lbs. Workers may be exposed to extreme temperatures; extensive pushing, pulling, sitting, walking; frequent stooping or bending over; repetitive movements. Basic English literacy, math skills, and knowledge of basic farm equipment required.