Farm Worker
Employer
1878 S 700 W
Waynetown, IN 47990
United States
Job description
Job duties include the operation of various farm equipment to till soil, plant, spray, cultivate, harvest crops, transporting grain to the storage location, load and spread manure, move equipment from field to field with a combination of above equipment and/or pick up trucks pulling trailers. Equipment that employees will operate includes but is not limited to tractors, tractors with various implements, tending planter, sprayers, cultivators with liquid semi trailer, combine, header, manure spreader, grain cart, tine weeder, rotary hoe, short disk, turbo till, bottom plow, grain augers, tractor with loader, freightliner semi tractors, hopper bottom trailers, zero turn lawn mower, chainsaws, trimmers, weed zapper, 8 an 16 row cultivators, and backhoe. Duties also include manual labor such as mechanical repair and maintenance on equipment; changing tires; changing oil; shop cleaning; cleaning grain bins; pulling grain bin floors out and repairing/power washing bins; general farm maintenance including mowing with lawn mower, trimming, mowing with large batwing mower, spot spraying, and building repair; vehicle and semi truck and trailer maintenance; cleaning and washing; grain bin cleaning(shoveling, sweeping, vacuuming, etc); trimming around buildings; fence row removal(picking up sticks, roots, metal, etc); and other grounds maintenance activities. Employees must have or be able to obtain a drivers license within 30 days of hire; have 3 months of experience; and basic English literacy, reading, and math skills. Increase or bonus may be possible depending on experience and merit.
Special Requirements
Employees must have or be able to obtain a drivers license within 30 days of hire; have 3 months of experience; and basic English literacy, reading, and math skills. Employees also must be able to lift 75 pounds as they will be lifting bags of seed, parts, etc. Drug Screening and criminal background check may be done post hire at the employers expense to ensure safety on and around the worksite and to the public since some equipment will be operated on public roads.