Tractor Driver/farm Laborer
Employer
1001 CROOKED BAYOU DRIVE
McGEHEE, AR 71654
United States
Job description
Workers will be required to drive farm vehicles, tractors and equipment to cultivate, plow, harrow, fertilize, plant and store crops. Operating irrigation equipment and perform irrigation duties, check water levels in fields, install and remove levy gates, perform drainage duties, Weed crops and till soil by hand using hoes and shovels, trowels and knives. Workers will unload grain bins and load into trucks, receive crops for drying and storage at the grain drying facility. Minor repair and maintenance to farm vehicles, equipment and tools. Clean in and around grain bins, grain pits, shop and housing, dispose of spoiled grain. Load cotton bales, pick up and load loose cotton, hand chop and rouge cotton, ensure hoppers are filled properly in mechanical harvesters, apply pesticides, herbicides or fertilizers to crops. Drug tests may be administered post-hire at no cost to the workers to ensure worker safety and to keep in compliance with workers compensation guidelines. Workers must be physically able to perform all duties. Workers must follow all work and safety rules.
Special Requirements
Twelve months of verifiable agricultural equipment operating experience required. Must be able to climb 6'-50' ladders on grain bins. Must be 18 or older.