Harvest Eq. Operator/farmworker
Employer
12295 County Road 11
Dalhart , TX 79022
United States
Job description
Worker will be required to perform a variety of equipment operation, general farm/harvesting and fall clean up duties related to the production of wheat, corn, grain, hay and potatoes.
The majority of the work activities during the overall contract period, however, will be related to general farm work/crop production.
Worker may: perform a variety of duties such as lead and oversee/supervise crews; operate and conduct general maintenance duties on farm vehicles and specialized equipment; communicate by use of hand signals for start, stop, speed up or slow down, etc.; maintain detailed task related records; operate GPS and yield monitoring equipment for electronic record generation; operate grain elevator augers and sweep; operate a wheel loader; operate GPS tracking system in tractors; operate advanced technology tractor, grain/hay/potato harvesters; attach/adjust and pull header platforms for fall/harvest ground work; maintain correct harvester adjustments required by constantly changing fields and conditions; maintain, drive, attach and operate farm implements/tractors/truck and equipment to till soil, cultivate, distribute/fertilize and harvest crops; make mechanical adjustments and repairs on farm machinery pertaining to each crop; may mix and/or spray/apply chemicals/fertilizer (according to appropriate restrictive use laws, when/if applicable); remove undesirable and excess growth from crops or farm grounds; remove rocks from field; paint/repair farm structures; replace/repair fencing; remove rocks from rows in front of harvesting equipment; discard diseased/rotting product, rocks and foreign matter; perform general cleanup of farm areas; drive, load/unload trucks.
Worker driving trucks to haul products: will haul in a non CDL required truck when moving raw unfinished products from fields to raw storage facilities.
Worker will: clean, rock and weed free work area around all farming locations.
After harvest worker will: assist and oversee the prep of winter field cleanup, burning all vine piles; service and winterization of all drive gears on every pivot; tear down cellar systems and cleanup; prep cellar systems for winter storage; remove all equipment chains; wash and prepare all harvest equipment for winter storage; tarp and enclose with fences all hay stacks and selected areas to ensure the safety from wild animal exposure.
Special Requirements
Applicants must have at least 20 days experience as a potato and/or corn farm machinery equipment operator/operating a semi or 10-wheel truck. Applicants hired must be able to obtain a valid drivers license within 10 days of hire as driving on public roads may be required.