Farmworkers And Laborers
Employer
County Road 306, 341, 345, 355, 361, 364, 370, 372, 372 & County Road 486, 380, 382, 459 A, 481, 485
Calhoun City, MS 38916
United States
Job description
Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. Must be able to work with minimum supervision. Duties may vary from time to time. Clearing ground of rocks, sticks & roots by hand, clear brush and trees with chain saw. General field & fence maintenance. Use wood to build and repair boxes for digger. Manually weeding fields by hand or using hand tools. Drain water from fields with hand tools and shovel when needed. Load & unload boxes on trucks trailers or sweet potato harvesters. Repair, maintain and clean all hand tools and mechanical equipment prior to and after use. Build or repair barns, or potato shed. The workers will use tools like hoes, hammers, and air guns. Workers may be asked to operate tractor pulling mechanical digger. Workers may be asked to operate vehicles, farm equipment, drive all tractors (in the field), and implements on farm including: hipper, disk, dual, chisel plow, potato transplanter, bush hog, skid steer, forklift, potato digger, water trailer, to water plants, and any other equipment related to cultivating and harvesting crops. Worker may be asked to do welding and torch work when needed. Sweet Potatoes - Use of mechanical digging equipment to dig potatoes. May harvest sweet potatoes by hand with use of buckets. Must be able to sort, grade & pack potatoes by size quality or type. Vegetables: May also cultivate and harvest the following: peas, watermelons, beans, squash, okra, peppers, tomatoes, and corn. Workers with driver license may be asked to drive workers from/to housing, worksite, and grocery store. OFLC Administrator publishes new AEWR rates yearly and we reserve the right to adjust our job order to the new published rate regardless of rate increases or decreases. Raises and bonuses may be offered to any seasonal worker, at the employer’s discretion, based on individual factors including but not limited to, performance, experience, number of hours worked in the season, number of seasons worked with the company, adherence to work rules and ability to follow supervisor’s instructions.
Special Requirements
Must be 18 years old or older. A valid Drivers' License required to transport workers to fields and grocery store. Workers should come prepared wearing appropriate clothing and footwear for the environmental and working conditions described. Cell phone can only be used during breaks, emergencies, and communicated with supervisor when needed. Lifting requirement may have a range of 5 - 50 lbs. All tools, supplies and equipment will be provided at no cost to workers. Must be able to work with minimum supervision. Workers should expect periods of little/no work due to weather conditions beyond employers control. Hours and days of work may vary due to weather conditions. Most of the workday is spent in agricultural fields and involves exposure to sun, wind, rain, soil, mud, dust, heat, cold, humid, and other natural elements. Workers may stand in one place for long periods of time and must be able to climb, stand, sit, stoop, squat, kneel, crouch, bend (from the waist), push, pull, rea