Farm Labor
Employer
689 LENSING LANE
LAKE PROVIDENCE, LA 71254
United States
Job description
OPERATING LARGE FARM EQUIPMENT - 12 ROW, 10-350 HP - OPERATING EQUIPMENT WITH GPS GUIDANCE SYSTEMS, WEB BASED FARM MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS, CULTIVATING, TILLING, FERTILIZING, FEB-MAY: PLANTING CORN, SOYBEANS, COTTON, MILO, RICE, PEANUTS. JULY- NOV: OPERATING HARVEST EQUIPMENT FOR CORN, COTTON, SOYBEANS, COTTON, MILO, RICE, PEANUTS & TRANSPORTING TO ELEVATORS OR STORAGE FACILITIES, STACKING ROUND COTTON BALES. MAY-OCT: ASSISTING IN IRRIGATION MAINTENANCE, CENTER PIVOTS, FURROW, USING PIPE PLANNER INCLUDING SWATH CONTROL, LAYING POLY PIPE, DISPOSING POLY PIPE, REFUELING IRRIGATION UNITS & MAINTENANCE OF IRRIGATION POWER UNIT. DRIVING TO PICK UP PARTS & SUPPLIES; REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE TO EQUIPMENT, BUILDINGS AND FENCES. MAINTAIN WORKSITE AND EQUIPMENT; ALSO CLEANING LOCATION, EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLES. MOWING OR CLIPPING OF GRASS AT HEADQUARTERS AND TURN ROWS. GRAIN BINS: LOADING, SHIPPING, AND MAINTENANCE OF GRAIN BINS. MARCH-OCTOBER: INSECTICIDES APPLIED BY A TRACTOR OR INDUSTRIAL SPRAY APPLICATOR. WORKER MUST BE ABLE TO LIFT 75 LBS. U.S. DRIVER LICENSE REQUIRED OR INTERNATIONAL DRIVER LICENSE IS REQUIRED. HEAVY MACHINERY EXPERIENCE SUCH AS EXCAVATORS, BACK HOES AND DOZER. DIRT WORK TO IMPROVE IRRIGATION OF CROPS.
Special Requirements
JOB REQUIRES HAVING OR BEING ABLE TO OBTAIN A DRIVER'S LICENSE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF HIRE. BASIC ENGLISH LITERACY AND MATH SKILLS REQUIRED. JOB DUTIES WILL REQUIRE WORKERS TO BE OUTDOORS FOR EXTENDED PERIODS WHEN TEMPERATURES MAY EXCEED 100 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. SITTING FOR LONG PERIOD OF TIME ON TRACTORS AND FARM EQUIPMENT.