Farm Worker
Employer
2084 Decatur Rd
Fredonia, KS 66736
United States
Job description
Job requires the operation of various tractors and farm equipment to till soil; work ground; prepare and maintain land; and plant, fertilize, spray, cultivate, harvest, transport crops to elevator or storage area; and cutting trees. Equipment that workers may be required to operate includes, but is not limited to, tractors with various implements, sprayers, combines, skid steer, swather, chopper, back-hoes, mowers, track-hoes, and semi-trucks. Manual duties include loading seed into planters; properly mixing chemicals; loading chemicals into sprayers; changing combine cutting heads; rouging fields and using hand tools to remove undesirable plant varieties, trash, and other objects from fields; welding; performing general maintenance, repairs and/or clean-up of storage sheds, buildings, fences, gates, and all farm equipment; performing light farm construction on farm structures; ensuring operational areas are organized and well maintained; using hand tools and equipment to repair, clean and maintain farm vehicles, machinery and specialized machinery and agricultural equipment; regularly servicing equipment; sweeping floors and cleaning grain bins; and cutting wood and metal. There are few typical days and workers may be required to change duties and/or locations often and engage in various general functions. Daily duties may vary depending on crop, weather, and field conditions. The employer reserves the right to increase workers' pay or provide bonuses based on tenure, performance, or other factors that are solely based on the discretion of the employer.
Special Requirements
Job requires having or being able to obtain a drivers license within 30 days of hire. Basic English literacy and math skills are required.