Farmworkers And Laborers
Employer
North on CR 68. Left on CR 416, Right on CR 254, Go 3 Miles.
WOODLAND, MS 39776
United States
Job description
Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. Duties may vary from time to time. Clearing ground of rocks, sticks & roots by hand, clear brush and trees with chain saw. Use wood to build and repair boxes for digger. Manually weeding fields by hand or using hand tools. Participate in irrigation activities. Drain water from fields with hand tools and shovel when needed. Set up, operate and repair irrigation systems. 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. Workers may clean, maintain or fix shop, potato shed or any other building. Haul hay. Worker may be asked to do welding and torch work when needed. Workers will be operating skid steers. Workers will only use tractor to pull digger. 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. Will also harvest the following: Purple Hull Peas, Beans and Corn. May drive workers from housing to fields and to grocery store once a week. 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
Three (3) months experience needed for mechanical diggers and sorting and grading sweet potatoes. Employer may conduct a criminal background check. Valid Driver' License required to transport workers to fields and grocery store. There is a lifting requirement of 5 60 lbs. All tools, supplies, and equipment will be provided at no cost to workers. Safety training for use of farm equipment and tractors will be provided, if necessary. 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. Must be able to work with minimum supervision. Workers must be able to climb, stand, sit, stoop, squat, kneel, crouch, bend (from the waist), push, pull, reach and lift. Work is performed in outdoor agricultural fields and involves exposure to sun, wind, rain, soil, mud, dust, heat, cold and other natural elements.