Farmworkers And Laborers
Employer
NE Quarter of Jackson Rd & Old Airport Rd intersection
Pontotoc, MS 38863
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. General Field & fence maintenance. Use wood to build and repair boxes for digger. Preparing the ground for planting. Manually weeding fields by hand or using hand tools. Drain water from fields with hand tools and shovel when needed. Load & unload boxes on trucks, trailers, or sweet potato trans planters. Repair, maintain and clean all hand tools and mechanical equipment prior to and after use. Build or repair barns or potato sheds. Work in extreme weather conditions. Must be able to work with minimum supervision. Workers may be asked to operate skid steer. Workers may drive van and transport other workers to the fields and or grocery store. Sweet Potatoes Covering potatoes with use of bedding machine & covering with plastic. Pulling plastic from covered potatoes. Cut slips by hand with knife, place in boxes to load & unload onto trucks and trailers. Walk behind potato transplanter and fill in slips by hand. Riding mechanical transplanter and loading slips in planting cups. Divining plants by hand.
Special Requirements
Applicants must be 18 years or older. The employer may conduct criminal background checks on all new applicants at the employers expense. Three months experience needed in hand cutting slips and use of mechanical transplanter. Valid Drivers License required to drive vehicles. Lifting requirement 5-60 lbs. All tools, supplies, and equipment will be provided at no cost to workers. Safety training for use of farm equipment will be provided to ensure the safety of ALL employees. Those interested in operating machinery must be able to communicate with and adequately follow instructions given by management. Management reserves the right to restrict employees from operational duties who do not show a proficiency to effectively communicate with management and may therefore place other employees safety at risk.