Farmworker
Employer
7121 Lounsberry Road (homeplace and worksite)
Gueydan, LA 70542
United States
Job description
Temporary, seasonal workers needed for crawfish, rice and soybean farm; work begins with crawfish season followed by rice and soybeans seasons. Job duties include crawfishing in boats, catching crawfish, performing crawfishing duties in fields; manually cutting up fish bait, bait and checking traps; grading/washing crawfish for shipments, making/repairing traps; walk crawfish ponds; push small aluminum boats to run crawfish traps; tractor driving, field preparation, water maintenance, fertilize, plant and harvest crops, manual shovel work, hoe weeds, spot spray; may repair/maintain bins, equip., farm, fences, field, levees, roads and shop; all tools furnished; must be able to lift 70 lbs.; job involves frequent stooping, lifting, exposure to extreme temps; must have 3 months experience in similar farm occupation. Base hours offered is 40 hours offered; overtime hours are usually offered during plentiful season and may include an additional 10-40 hours of overtime work depending on the nature of the season; higher wage may be paid based on experience. Trabajadores temporales, estacionales necesarios para la granja de langostas, arroz y soja; el trabajo comienza con la temporada del cangrejo, seguida de la del arroz y la soja. Las tareas laborales incluyen la pesca de cangrejos en botes, la captura de cangrejos, la realizacin de tareas de pesca de cangrejos en los campos; cortar manualmente el cebo de pescado, el cebo y controlar las trampas; clasificacin / lavado de cangrejos para envos, fabricacin / reparacin de trampas; caminar por estanques de cangrejos; empujar pequeos botes de aluminio para colocar trampas para langostas; conduccin de tractores, preparacin del campo, mantenimiento del agua, fertilizacin, siembra y cosecha de cultivos, trabajo con palas manuales, azada, rociado local; puede reparar / mantener contenedores, equipo, granja, cercas, campo, diques, caminos y tienda; todas las herramientas provistas; debe poder levantar 70 libras; el trabajo implica agacharse, levantar objetos y exponerse a temperaturas extremas con frecuencia; debe tener 3 meses de experiencia en una ocupacin agrcola similar. Las horas base ofrecidas son 40 horas ofrecidas; las horas extraordinarias generalmente se ofrecen durante la temporada abundante y pueden incluir entre 10 y 40 horas adicionales de trabajo en horas extraordinarias, segn la naturaleza de la temporada; Se puede pagar un salario mas alto segn la experiencia.
Special Requirements
Must be able to lift 70lbs.; job involves frequent stooping, lifting, exposure to extreme temperatures; must have 3 months experience in similar farm occupation.