General Farmworker
Employer
503 5th St
Crystal, ND 58222
United States
Job description
We are a farm where we grow potatoes, sugar beets, wheat, soybeans. In addition to growing the crops, we store, wash, package and ship our potatoes. We are looking for help for the harvest, packaging, shipping, and the planting of our potatoes. In the fall employees will do truck driving (mostly triaxle straight trucks with automatic transmissions). Unloading, cleaning, and putting the potatoes into storage. This includes some mechanical knowledge to be able to change bearing, shafts, gearboxes, etc. when necessary. May be required to operate a skid steer and dump dirt trucks. Preparing bins for long term winter storage. Pressure washing equipment for end of harvest storage. During the packing season which begins right after harvest, employees will do grading, bagging, and palletizing the bags. We pack consumer sizes, 50# bags and 2200# totes or minibulk bags. This also includes overseeing and maintaining packaging and wash plant equipment during the season. Some mechanical knowledge is required for fixing when there are break downs. As bins are emptied there may be cleaning and sanitizing of the bins for the next crop. In the spring employees will need to assist with the planting season which includes cutting seed, running skid steer, delivering cut seed to the field. We finish planting in June and then do not need further assistance until the fall harvest.
Special Requirements
Job requires extensive sitting, repetitive movements, and the ability to lift 50 lbs. We require a regular drivers license and 3 months experience.