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. 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. Maintain and clean all hand tools and mechanical equipment prior to and after use. Build or repair barns or potato sheds. Must be able to work with minimum supervision. 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. May transport workers to fields & grocery.
Special Requirements
Applicants must be 18 years or older. Three months experience in grading, sorting, & loading harvested products & use of mechanical harvesting & cultivating equipment. All tools, supplies, & equipment will be provided at no cost to workers. Safety training for use of farm equipment & tractors will be provided.. * Valid Drivers License required to drive vehicles. Lifting requirement 5-60 lbs. The majority of the workday is spent on one's 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 performing their required job duties.