Ag Worker; All Other

Job description

This is a secondary agricultural application to provide ground support for aerial application business. The worker will only work on employer owned and leased property within Northeast Arkansas. Duties will include: Fuel the plane by connecting and disconnecting fuel hose to and from the airplane. Mix chemicals. Read and understand a load ticket. Load the planes with chemical by connecting and disconnecting load hose to and from plane. Load plane with fertilizer/seed by driving and operating heavy-duty manual transmission loader truck. Drive water trucks to bring water to the satellite airstrips as needed. Clean all equipment used daily. Mowing and maintaining airstrips using a large tractor to pull a 15-20 foot mower/bush hog. Spraying weed killer around the air strips and buildings. Repair holes / washed out areas, and remove debris that collect on airstrips due to storms and wind. Other duties also include regular maintenance of dry and liquid mixing equipment and loading equipment, washing the loader trucks and airplanes every day as well as regular maintenance on the equipment like tractors, lawnmowers, and pickup trucks.

Crop List: Rice, Corn, Wheat, Beans, Cotton, Peanuts

List of Equipment: Forklift, Fertilizer loader truck (both standard and auto transmission), conveyer belt, tractor
with bush hog mower, zero turn lawn mower

Special Requirements

Minimum of 3 months of experience is required. Must be able to obtain a drivers license within 30 days of hire. Lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds. The worker will be exposed to extreme temperatures. Extensive pushing and pulling is required. Extensive walking is required. Frequent stooping is required. Wage rate may increase with verifiable experience. Employer may reward exceptional work with monetary or other benefits in addition to those listed here in his sole discretion.

Employer requires drug screen post-hire at employers expense due to the liability of operation of heavy equipment around an active airplane. Employer requires criminal background check post-hire at employers expense due to the presence of children at the office and around the hanger. Failure to pass drug screen and/or criminal background check will result in termination of employment.