Farm Worker
Employer
5117 Highway 191
Dodgeville, WI 53533
United States
Job description
Workers will be required to seine fish ponds as needed, load and unload fish from pond bank into specialized fish hauling trucks; unload trucks into fish shed, grade fish into sizes, maintain fish shed by checking health of fish, insuring vats are properly aerated, removing dead fish and cleaning vats when emptied. Workers will also weigh and count fish as needed, especially when loading customer trucks. Workers will monitor ponds for oxygen and water quality parameters when needed. Mechanical assistance in maintaining aeration equipment in ponds both permanent and portable during busy summer months. During that period, workers will need to ensure tractors and other equipment are fueled and greased properly. Worker should be able to start and drive tractors for use in aeration as well as seining ponds. Pond wells will also need to be monitored and turned off and on as needed. One or two workers may be needed from May through October to monitor ponds for oxygenation during night shift. During spawning season, primarily June-July, workers will assist in preparing ponds for spawning as well as checking ponds for fish eggs and transferring eggs to fish shed. Workers may assist in feeding fish either by buckets or specialized trucks that blow out feed. Workers may need to drive heavy equipment. General property maintenance will be expected such as bush hogging around levees and open fields, trimming trees with a chainsaw, weed eating and some building maintenance such as painting and general repairs. Mechanical assistance will also be needed to maintain tractors and other heavy equipment as well as farm vehicles. Workers will be expected to keep equipment and vehicles clean. Workers should be able to work independently after the job has been mastered. Tractor experience is essential. A drivers license is highly desirable. This is a physically demanding job and workers must be able to lift 55 pound baskets of fish, pull sin through mud and climb up and down pond banks under various temperatures and weather conditions. Worker should be comfortable working in water. Workers may do other farm duties included in growing and harvesting fish or maintaining the farm and grounds as needed.
Special Requirements
Employer may reward exceptional work with monetary or other benefits in addition to those listed here at his sole discretion. If the worker has a valid drivers license, he/she may drive farm vehicles and/or the transportation to and from the grocery store. Workers will be working in water many days and will need to be able to withstand extreme temperatures. Workers need to be comfortable with being in ponds for extended periods and working in water.