Farmworkers And Laborers
Employer
CR 481
Calhoun City, MS 38916
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, clear brush and trees with chain saw. General field & fence maintenance. Use wood to build and repair boxes for digger. 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 harvesters. Repair, maintain and clean all hand tools and mechanical equipment prior to and after use. Build or repair barns, or potato shed. The workers will use tools like hoes, hammers, and air guns. Workers may be asked to operate tractor pulling mechanical digger. Workers may be asked to operate vehicles, farm equipment, drive all tractors (in the field), and implements on farm including: hipper, disk, dual, chisel plow, bush hog, skid steer, forklift, potato digger, water trailer, to water plants, and any other equipment related to cultivating and harvesting crops. * Safety training for use of farm equipment and tractors 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 proficiency to effectively communicate with management and may therefore place other employees’ safety in risk. Work in extreme weather conditions. Must be able to work with minimum supervision. Worker may be asked to do welding and torch work when needed. Sweet Potatoes - Use of mechanical digging equipment to dig potatoes. May harvest sweet potatoes by hand with use of buckets. Must be able to sort, grade & pack potatoes by size quality or type. Vegetables: May also cultivate and harvest the following: peas, watermelons, beans, squash, okra, peppers, tomatoes, and corn.
Special Requirements
All tools, supplies, and equipment will be provided at no cost to workers. Must be able to work with minimum supervision. Must be 18 years or older. Employer may conduct Background Checks to all new applicants at the (Owner's Expense). Three (3) months experience needed for digging potatoes. Valid drivers license required to drive the companys vehicles. There is a lifting requirement of 5-60 lbs. The majority of the workday is spent on ones feet and outdoors. Workers may stand in one place for any period of time. Workers must be able to climb, stand, sit, stoop, squat, kneel, crouch, bend (from the waist), push, pull, reach, and lift. Work is performed in outdoor agricultural fields and involves exposure to sun, wind, rain, soil, mud, dust, heat, cold and other natural elements. Worker must be able to withstand working in the direct sunlight and weather conditions ranging from hot and humid weather, moderate rain and cold while perfor