Ag Harvester
Employer
4220 Hwy 187
Salem, NM 87941
United States
Job description
Hoe, weed, thin, plant crops and clean fields. Using a hoe walk thru fields and cut weeds, weed crops while riding on machinery by adjusting levers to cut weeds. Thin crops by walking thru field and cutting excess plants. May also ride on machinery and place plants in wheel to be planted. Pick up trash in field, vehicles, equipment using hand and trash bags.
Hand pick chile peppers, use hand to pick chile peppers and place into bucket and dump into produce bin. Hand pick onion, pull onion from ground, use scissors to cut off tops and roots, place into buckets and dump into produce bins.
Operate a semi-truck with trailer to transport farm equipment, culls/trash, and empty/full produce bins to and from farms and packing facility. Employees must have 6 months verifiable experience operating a semi-truck and obtain a Class E non-commercial driver’s license within 2 weeks of hire. Must pass company provided safe driving test.
Additional duties thru contract period may include:
• As needed transport other employees to work locations in company vehicles. Must have a valid Class D driver’s license to operate farm vehicles.
• Wash, repair, and weld broken produce bins.
• Spray and apply herbicide, pesticides to crops. Training and personal protective equipment will be provided.
• Trim pecan trees using handheld clippers, snippers, saw, picking up/dispose branches.
• Operate Farm Tractors and equipment, plant crops, harvest crops and ground prep.
• Drip irrigation install and repair.
• Wash and clean equipment, vehicles.
• May thru Sept assist with sorting onions, labeling packages at onion facility.
• Operate Forklift to load and transport produce bins and pallets.
Variable weather/crop conditions may apply; hours may fluctuate (+/-), with possible downtime and/or extended hours. Employer may request but not require for workers to work on their sabbath. Drug, alcohol, tobacco-free work zone.
Special Requirements
None