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Published on Jul 16 2025

Agricultural Equipment Operators

$13.67  per hour
Visa required: H-2A
From May 10, 2023 to Dec 15, 2023

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FINKE FARMS, LLC
1108 AIRPORT LANE

CHARLESTON, MS 38921
United States

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Job description

Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by the supervisor. Duties may vary from time to time. Workers will drive and operate farm machinery to plant, cultivate, and store grain crops. Attach farm implements, such as plow, disc and drill to tractor. Attach farm implements or harvesters to tractors, using bolts and hand tools. Plant and cultivate grain such as rice, soybeans, corn, milo, and wheat. Walk beside or ride on planting machines while inserting plants in planter mechanisms at specified intervals. Workers will be responsible for operating of grain bin facilities. Workers will do pre-harvest grain bin maintenance. Inspect inside/outside of bins, making sure the door is sealing properly with no visible gaps. Inspect ladders and steps for loose bolts, broken ladder rungs, and clear them of all obstructions. Workers will check for birds’ nests, cracked belts, rough sounds in the motor, and any divots in the track. Workers must be familiar with grain bins. Guide products on conveyors to regulate flow through machines, and to discard diseased or rotten products. Load hoppers, containers, or conveyors to feed machines with products, using forklifts, transfer augers, suction gates, shovels, or pitchforks. Mix specified materials or chemicals, and dump solutions, powders, or seeds into planter or sprayer machinery. Position boxes or attach bags at discharge ends of machinery to catch products, removing and closing full containers. Spray fertilizer or pesticide solutions to control insects, fungus and weed growth, and diseases, using hand sprayers. Weigh crop-filled containers, and record weights and other identifying information. Irrigate soil, using portable pipes or ditch systems, and maintain ditches or pipes and pumps. Operate or tend equipment used in agricultural production, such as tractors, combines, and irrigation equipment. Workers will be responsible for adjust, repair, and service farm machinery and notify supervisors when machinery malfunctions. Workers will inspect fan and heater. Manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery. Observe and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions. Workers will operate and use the following farming equipment and tools: John Deere tractors, shovel, scoop, 4 wheelers, big trucks, track line, power units, side by side, pickup trucks, welder, shop tools, poly pipe. Drive and operate self-propelled combine. Perform a variety of duties such as driving grain trucks to transport crops to elevator or storage area. Workers will be responsible for driving semis delivering grain to the local mills and grain terminals on the farm. Workers will haul rice, corn and soybeans. Operate towed machines such as seed drills or manure spreaders to plant, fertilize, dust, and spray crops.

Special Requirements

Three (3) months experience required as Agricultural Equipment Operator. Valid Drivers License required to operate the companys vehicles. Must be able to obtain a drivers license within 30-90 days of hire. The employer may conduct a criminal background check pre-hire on all new applicants at the employers expense. 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 lift 75 100 lbs. All tools, supplies and equipment will be provided at no cost to workers. Workers should expect periods of little/no work and hours/days will vary due to weather conditions beyond the employers control and daily hours may be extended due to planting and harvesting demands. Most of the workday is spent in agricultural fields and involves exposure to sun, wind, rain, soil, mud, dust, heat, cold,

Employer Contact Info

+16626478773

[email protected]

https://WWW.MDES.MS.GOV

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