Agricultural Equipment Operator And General Farm Worker
Employer
664 County Road 100
Palestine, AR 72372
United States
Job description
Duties to be performed:
Row crop farming: drive and operate farm machinery to plant, spray, cultivate, harvest and store crops. Attach farm implements such as plow, disc and drill to tractor. Till soil, rock picking, plant and cultivate grain.
Irrigation of rice, corn and soybeans. Drain excess water from crops and assist in irrigation of crops.
Drive tractor and operate self-propelled combine. Tow harvesting equipment. Drive semi-trucks to transport crops to elevator or storage area.
Equipment maintenance - general lubrication, service (fluid checks) and perform incidental repair to farm machinery.
Manual labor: pick up and carry sacks of grain, load and unload trucks.
Crops: rice, corn and soybeans
Special Requirements
Must know GPS guidance. Duties requires extensive pushing, pulling, sitting, walking. Repetitive movements. Exposure to extreme temperatures. Frequent stooping. Must be able to lift 60 lbs. Minimum of 3 months experience required. Must be able to obtain a driver's license within 30- 90 days of hire. Due to the presence of children on the farm and the liability of driving on roads, and/or driving big expensive machinery, a drug screening and/or criminal background check will be required post-hire at the employer's expense. Failure to pass drug screening and/or criminal background check will result in termination of employment with our company. No minimum education is required. Experience in driving a 18 wheeler 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.