Job Duties
Workers will work all duties involved in planting, growing and harvesting sweet potatoes. Workers will plant, cultivate and harvest sweet potatoes. Workers will cut planting slips and place in container according to instructions. Workers will use care when working with potato knife. Workers will walk along row that has been previously plowed. Workers will drop potato slips into ground and cover back up with dirt. Workers will remove weeks manually either by hand or with a hoe. Workers will stoop, bend, and kneel to pick up sweet potatoes using hands and fingers to dig out unexposed potatoes. Workers may grade in the field separating #1 s and #2 s into separate 5/8 field hampers. Canners, when harvested, will be placed into a separate bin. Damaged or diseased potatoes will not be harvested. Full hampers weighing up to 35 lbs. will be carried to truck row to be loaded onto truck or trailer. Workers will be required to stay on their assigned row. Workers may also be required to wash the sweet potatoes and get them ready for sale. \nWorkers may be required to operate tractors and other farm equipment during field operations as an incidental activity in the production of crops. Those who are qualified may be required to drive pick-up trucks and/or small transportation vehicles.\nWorkers will be instructed in safety and operation of the tractor and other equipment before driving tractor or using other equipment. Tractors should be driven in a manner to protect operator, other workers, products, trees, crops and equipment. Repeated failure to obey safety requirements and operating instructions may result in termination. In addition, workers may be required to perform variable tasks relating to crop production such as the following: irrigation, ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, weeding, cleaning and repairing farm buildings, see beds, racks, grounds and other tasks related to general farming. Employer paid post hire drug testing is required upon reasonable suspicion of use and after a worker has an accident at work.
Job requires operating farm equipment including, but not limited to, tractors with various implements to till soil & harvest crops. Job will also require performing mechanical repair and maintenance and regularly cleaning and servicing equipment. There are few typical days and workers may be required to change duties and/or locations often, and engage in various general functions. Daily duties may vary depending on crop, weather, and field conditions. Pay increase or bonus may be possible to employees depending on experience or merit and are at the sole discretion of the employer.
Job requires operating large GPS auto steer farm equipment, tractors, combines, and to till soil, & harvest crops as well as performing maintenance no farm equipment and welding. Job also requires driving semi-trucks to transport product to elevator or storage area. Basic literacy, reading, and math skills along with 3 months experience are also required. Applicant must have or be able to obtain a driver’s license. Increase or bonus may be possible depending on experience and merit.
Job requires operating farm equipment including, but not limited to, tractors with various implements (both with and without GPS guidance systems), combines, cotton pickers, semi-trucks, mowers, and tow motors to till soil and to harvest and transport crops to elevator or storage area. Job will also require performing maintenance and repair on field, farm, and shop equipment; welding; cleaning and servicing farm equipment; cleaning and maintaining shop areas and grounds; using hand tools in fields to remove undesirable plants; clearing and maintaining irrigation ditches; emptying grain into dumps. There are few typical days and workers may be required to change duties and/or locations often, and engage in various general functions. Daily duties may vary depending on crop, weather, and field conditions. Pay increase or bonus may be possible to employees depending on experience or merit and are at the sole discretion of the employer.
Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. Workers may be asked to operate vehicles; farm equipment; all tractors (in the field); implements on farm including but not limited to: disk, dual, do-all, chisel plow, bush hog, hipper, water trailer to water plants, and any other equipment related to the planting and harvesting of crops. Workers will use the following tools and equipment: shovel, chainsaw, hammer, four-wheeler, tractor, high clearance sprayer, forklift, skid steer, combine, cotton picker and digger. Workers may repair, maintain, and clean all hand tools and mechanical equipment prior to and after use. Other job duties may include clearing ground of rocks, sticks & roots by hand, clear brush and trees with chain saw, field and fence maintenance, build and repair boxes for digger with wood, 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, move hay, load and unload boxes on trucks and trailers, workers may be asked to do welding and torch work when needed. Sweet potatoes –Use and riding of mechanical digging equipment to dig potatoes. May harvest sweet potatoes by hand with use of bucket. May be asked to drive tractor while pulling digger. Must be able to sort, grade, & pack potatoes by size, quality, or type. Load & unload boxes on trucks, trailers, and sweet potato harvesters. Use wood to build & repair boxes for digger with the use of nail guns/hammers. Repair, maintain, & clean all hand tools & mechanical equipment prior to and after use. Workers may also harvest soybeans, cotton, and corn. Workers must be able to work with minimum supervision. Workers may be asked to drive farm vehicles. May Transport workers to fields and or grocery store. Appropriate driver’s license required.
Job duties include the operation of farm equipment to harvest and transport crops to the storage area. Equipment includes tractors, combines, pickup trucks, and semi trucks with hopper bottom. Employees will load and unload trucks for hauling crops to grain elevators. Job duties also include manual labor such as performing maintenance and repairs on equipment, washing and cleaning equipment, mowing grass, and maintaining grounds of the farm, grain elevator, and shop areas. Must be able to obtain a drivers license within 30 days of hire and have 3 months of experience. Daily duties may vary depending on crop, weather, and field conditions. Pay increase or bonus may be possible depending on experience and merit.
Unload catch from fishing vessels. Assist in storing and maintaining inventory. Assist, as needed, with clean-up of plant grounds, production areas and equipment, mending nets. Perform other tasks as directed within the plant yard during the fishing season. Maintain cleanliness of work area. Assist with disposal of waste water. Complete all tasks safely. Report all hazards, accidents, injuries, or environmental excursions to member of the management team immediately. Work schedule: Day Shift:7am-3:30pm; Night Shift: 7pm to 3:30am. Must be available to work day or night shifts based on need with a minimum of 35 hours per week. Must be available to work any day of the week, depending on schedule.
Crops/Commodities: \nsweet potatoes. \nWorkers will harvest sweet potatoes. Workers will remove weeds manually either by hand or with a hoe. Workers may ride on mechanical diggers to harvest sweet potatoes. The mechanical digger will dig two rows at a time, the potatoes will be picked up by the digger and will travel up a conveyor belt to the workers riding on the trailer. Workers may stoop, bend and kneel to pick up sweet potatoes using hands and fingers to dig out unexposed potatoes. Workers may grade in the field separating #1's and #2's into separate 5/8 field hampers. Canners, when harvested, will be placed into a separate bin. Damaged or diseased potatoes will not be harvested. Full hampers weighing up to 35 lbs. will be carried to truck row to be loaded onto truck or trailer. Workers will be required to stay on their assigned row. Workers may also be required to wash the sweet potatoes and get them ready for sale. \n\nIn addition, workers may be required to perform variable tasks relating to crop production such as the following: irrigation, ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, weeding, cleaning, farm maintenance, and repairing farm buildings, seed beds, racks, grounds and other tasks related to general farming. \n\nWork is to be done for long periods of time. Workers will assist in loading trucks with product weighing up to and including 75 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet for long periods of time. Workers should be able to work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, insect spray, related chemicals, etc. may affect workers' ability to perform the job. Workers are exposed to wet weather early in the morning through the heat of the day, working in fields. Temperatures may range from 10 to 100 F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations.\n\nPersons seeking employment as experienced farm worker must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. \n \nEmployer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. \n \n \nTERMINATION. All workers will be subject to a five-day trial period, during which the employer will evaluate workers' performance of required tasks. Employer reserves the right to terminate a worker at the conclusion of the trial period if the worker's performance fails to satisfy the employer's reasonable expectations, or is otherwise unacceptable. Employer may terminate a worker for lawful job-related reasons, including but not limited to situations in which the worker: (1) Is repeatedly absent or tardy; (2) malingers or otherwise refuses, without cause, to perform the work as directed; (3) commits act(s) of misconduct or repeatedly violates the Work Rules; and/or (4) fails, after completing the five day trial period, to perform work in a competent and skillful manner, consistent with the employer's reasonable expectations. Non-U.S. workers may be displaced as a result of one or more U.S. workers becoming available for the job during the employer's recruitment period. Job abandonment will be deemed to occur after five consecutive workdays of unexcused absences. Workers may not report for work under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Possession or use of illegal drugs or alcohol on company premises is prohibited and will be cause for immediate termination.
Plant, cultivate, harvest, grade, sort and pack sweet potatoes, soybeans and corn by hand or machine. Use hand tools such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers and knives. Apply fertilizers, propagate, transplant, weed, and thin. Bed sweet potatoes into the dirt and place plastic paper over the beds. Use shovels to shovel dirt onto the beds that are covered with plastic. Remove paper from the beds and put a remake paper over the beds. After the potato plants sprout and come through the ground, cut the plants with a butcher knife. Place the plants into plastic crates. Load crates of slips onto a flatbed trailer. Ride a transplanter to transplant plants. Manually feed the potato plants into the fingers on the transplanter that places the plant into the ground and covers the root of the plant with dirt. Walk behind the transplanter and plant slips by hand using a stick. Ride a potato digger or harvester and pick up potatoes off of a chain, sort them, and place them into boxes on the digger while harvesting. Harvesting may also be done by hand in 40 lb. buckets. Clean, pack and load harvested products. Wash and pack potatoes into boxes for shipping. Remove completed or defective products and place them on conveyors or in specified areas such as loading docks. Seal containers using glue, string, nails and hand tools. Load materials and products into package processing equipment. Use hand tools to assemble, line, and pad cartons, crates and containers. Pull and/or hoe grass and weeds from the fields. Repair fences and farm buildings. Repair and build wooden potato bins that are used for storage. Work requires bending and lifting from the ground. Operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery (including variations such as: hipper, disc dual, chisel plow, potato transplanter, bush hog, grain buggy and skid steer) to plow, harrow, fertilize, apply chemicals, plant, cultivate, or harvest crops. Operate, repair, and maintain farm vehicles, implements and equipment. Work will continue during wet periods while the fields are too muddy for the harvesting with tractors. Clean and maintain containers, materials, supplies, greenhouses and work areas. Participate in irrigation activities. Set up, operate and repair irrigation systems. Perform quality control on inbound/outbound loads. Follow quality control standards. Assist with all Good Agricultural Practices policies. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. Employer reserves the right to discharge an obviously unqualified worker, malingerer or recalcitrant worker who is physically able but is unwilling to perform the work necessary for the employer to grow a premium quality product, or for any other lawful reason. Employer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Workers should expect occasional periods of little or no work because of weather, crop or other conditions beyond the employer's control. These periods can occur anytime throughout the season. Workers may be assigned a variety of duties in any given day and different tasks on different days. \n\nTERMINATION. All workers will be subject to a two-day introductory period, during which the employer will evaluate workers' performance of required tasks. Employer reserves the right to terminate a worker at the conclusion of the introductory period if the worker's performance fails to satisfy the employer's reasonable expectations or is otherwise unacceptable.
Operating large farm equipment and machinery equipped with GPS such as tractor, combine for cultivating, tilling, fertilizing, planting, moving, storing and harvesting grain and oilseed crops such as soybeans, corn, cotton; assisting with installation, operation, maintenance of irrigation systems for watering crops; operating cotton picker; walking fields pulling off type weeds; grain bin and auger operation; driving farm vehicle; minor daily and incidental upkeep to equipment and worksite.
Perform job duties related to bedding plants and Greenhouse maintenance/yard work duties.\nBedding Plants: prepare soil/growth, fill pots, propagate, pot/re-pot, and transplant; prepare cold frames, hot beds; work on potting line (transplant seedlings/move to growing area), prepare baskets/decorative plant arrangements.\nPlant Care: water, weed, prune, mulch, fertilize.\nField Work (outside): cultivate, condition soil (haul/spread topsoil/ additives, mulch, rake), transfer plants, irrigate spray weed etc.\nMarket Preparation: tie bunch wrap price tag: select/pack products to fill orders, move/stack stock to storage areas.\nMisc. Duties: dig ditches, clean/repair fence/fence rows.\nWorksite Maintenance: clean/repair-pots, tools equipment, nursery/greenhouse work area, mow grass, grounds keeping, put on and remove plastic from cold frame houses. Load and unload trucks, 50lbs bags, bags equipment, products etc.\n
Job Duties to Process Fresh Fish. \nWork within this job description does not include freezing of fish or work in and around employer’s freezer functions. All work within this job description will be performed on fresh fish that are used for in further processing and freezing or that are shipped as “fresh, never frozen” fish.\nIn all duties employees must strictly adhere to all applicable food safety and sanitation requirements, including requirements of USDA Food Safety Inspection Service, Global Aquaculture Alliance’s Best Aquaculture Practices, USDA Process Verified Program for US Farm Raised Catfish Sustainability, and requirements of the customers and employer.\nCatfish Processor: \nObserve fish on a conveyor belt system and remove fish from that system and feed them into a conveyor system that regulate the movement or flow of fish to deheading and filleting lines or to whole fish processing lines. They also remove dead fish, trash fish and bycatch from the conveyor system.\nFeed fish into a head cutter, place fish correctly into a fillet machine and deskin the fish.\nOperate equipment to cut the head off whole fish, eviscerate whole fish and deskin the whole fish.\nObserve the operating equipment and clear any blockages manually.\nOperate band saw to cut eviscerated, skinned, whole fish into steak pieces.\nMove containers of live fish, whole fish, and fillets between various stations in the plant including other fillet lines, manual whole fish lines, water jet trim lines, manual trim lines, and coolers using pallet jacks and hand dollies.\nFish Trimmers: \nInspect, separate and place fish fillets onto conveyor system feeding a water jet trimming machine or intelligent portioning machine and inspect for defects and blemishes and remove the fillets and nuggets from the conveyor system coming out of the water jet trimming machine or intelligent portioning machine, sorting them to the systems that sort and grade them according to size specifications. Also place improperly cut fillets into bins in order for them to be reworked.\nInspect, separate and trim fillets that didn’t go through the water jet trimming equipment or intelligent portioning machine or were not properly trimmed or cut. Inspect for blemishes or defects, remove bones, trim fat, skin, tissues and ragged edges from fish using hand knives. \nSeparate fish and byproducts into specified containers and separate fish according to size specifications of miscuts, nuggets or fillets.\nMove containers of untrimmed and trimmed fillets or nuggets between various stations in the plant including other fillet lines, manual whole fish lines, water jet trim lines, manual trim lines, and coolers using pallet jacks and hand dollies.\n\n\nFresh Fish Packer: \nRemove containers of fillets, nuggets or whole fish from the cooler and distribute them to the various fresh packaging locations in the plant. This is done using a pallet jack or hand dolly. Then deice the containers of fish before dumping them onto the fresh pack package out conveyor lines.\nRemove fillets, nuggets or whole fish from containers to be sorted, graded and packed into shipping boxes lined with plastic bags. Inspect for blemishes, bones, skin, or misgraded product and remove from belt into containers to be reworked. Place ice in boxes on top of bagged fish, secure top onto box and stack boxes onto pallets for storage in the cooler and shipment on outbound trailers.\n\n\n
Work within this job description does not include freezing of fish or work in and around employer’s freezer functions. All work within this job description will be performed in areas and on equipment used on fresh fish that are used for in further processing and freezing or shipped as “fresh, never frozen” fish.\nIn all duties employees must strictly adhere to all applicable food safety and sanitation requirements, including requirements of USDA Food Safety Inspection Service, Global Aquaculture Alliance’s Best Aquaculture Practices, USDA Process Verified Program for US Farm Raised Catfish Sustainability, and requirements of the customers and employer.\nWork on night sanitation crew to properly clean the plant live receiving areas, whole fish processing areas, deheading and filleting areas, water jet trimming areas, fresh fillet grading areas, intelligent portioning areas, and manual trim areas and bins, totes, containers and equipment used in these areas according to USDA Food Safety Inspection Service and company standards in order to prepare the plant for the next day’s production. This includes operating high pressure hot and cold-water hoses and sprayers, low pressure water hoses and sprayers, chemical application equipment, mops, brooms, scrubbing pads, removal and replacement of covers and shields on equipment, removal of fish trimmings, viscera, skin, fins, etc. that were left on or in the equipment.\n
Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their\nsupervisor. Duties may vary from time to time. Clearing ground of rocks,\nsticks & roots by hand, clear brush and trees with chain saw. General Field &\nFence Maintenance: Use wood to build and repair boxes for digger. Manually\nweeding fields by hand or using hand tools. Drain water from fields with hand\ntools and shovel when needed. Load & unload boxes on trucks, trailers or\nsweet potato harvesters. Repair, maintain and clean all hand tools and\nmechanical equipment prior to and after use. Cut firewood. Build or repair\nbarns, or potato shed. Must be able to work with minimum supervision.\nWorkers may be asked to operate farm equipment , drive all tractors (in the\nfield), and implements on farm including: grain buggy, skid steer, forklift,\npotato digger, water trailer to water plants, and any other equipment related\nto harvesting of crops. Safety training for use of farm equipment and tractors\nwill be provided. Sweet Potatoes - Use of mechanical digging equipment to\ndig potatoes. May also harvest potatoes by hand with use of buckets. Must be\nable to sort, grade & pack potatoes by size quality or type. May also cultivate &\nharvest the following: Purple Hull Peas, Watermelons, Beans, Corn, Squash\nOkra and Cotton – Wrap ties around cotton bales, banding/unbanding, moving\nbales with dolly, loosening bales and loading bales on tractor. Keep wet\ncotton separate from dry cotton. May transport workers to fields and grocery.\nGeneral Specifications and Physical Requirements of the Job: Applicants\nmust be 18 years or older. Job requires 3 months experience for mechanical\ndiggers, sorting and grading sweet potatoes. Employer may conduct criminal\nbackground checks on all new applicants. Appropriate driver’s license\nrequired. All tools, supplies and equipment will be provided at no cost to\nworkers. Lifting requirement may have a range of 5-60 lbs. Safety training for\nuse of farm equipment and tractors will be provided. To ensure the safety of\nall employees, those interested in operating machinery must be able to\ncommunicate with and adequately follow instructions given by management.\nManagement reserves the right to restrict employees from operational duties\nwho do not show a proficiency to effectively communicate with management\nand may therefore place other employees’ safety at risk. No cell phones on the\njob. Cell phone use will not be allowed while in the field. The majority of the\nworkday is spent on one’s feet and outdoors. Workers may stand in one place\nfor any period of time. Workers must be able to climb, stand, sit, stoop, squat,\nTwo P Farms, Inc.\nkneel, crouch, bend (from the waist), push, pull, reach and lift. Work in\nextreme weather conditions. Work is performed in outdoor agricultural fields\nand involves exposure to sun, wind, rain, soil, mud, dust, heat, cold and other\nnatural elements. Worker must be able to withstand working in the direct\nsunlight and weather conditions ranging from hot and humid weather,\nmoderate rain and cold while performing their required job duties. Workers\nshould expect periods of little/no work during harvesting time. Hours and\ndays of work may vary due to weather conditions. Proper work attire is\nrequired. Workers must wear long sleeve shirts, long pants, no shorts, hard\nsole shoes, preferably boots, no tennis shoes. Due to possible Date of Need\nchanges, worker is required to purchase travel insurance if available. We will\nreimburse the worker for transportation cost (including travel insurance) and\nsubsistence to the employers’ work site from the place of recruitment upon\ncompletion of 50 percent of the contract period. Transportation payment will\nbe no less (and is not required to be more) than the most economical and\nreasonable common carrier transportation charges for the distances involved.\nA copy of the work contract or a copy of the ETA 790 in lieu of a work\ncontract, and any modifications, will be provided to the worker on the
Duties may vary from time to time. Clearing ground of rocks, sticks & roots by hand, clear brush and trees. General Field & fence maintenance. Manually weeding fields by hand or using hand tools (machete, hoes). Use wood to build and repair boxes for digger with the use of nail guns or hammer. Drain water from fields with hand tools and shovel when needed. Work in extreme weather conditions. Must be able to work with minimum supervision. Sweet Potatoes –Use of mechanical digging equipment to dig potatoes. Ride the mechanical digger to harvest and grand potatoes. May operate tractor to dig potatoes in sweet potatoes fields. May harvest sweet potatoes by hand with use of buckets. Must be able to sort, grade & pack potatoes by size quality or type. May operate skid loader. Load and Unload boxes on trucks, trailers, or sweet potato harvesters. The workers may be asked to operate farm equipment such as forklift, skid loader and the tractor to dig potatoes, in sweet potatoes’ fields. Workers with driver license may be asked to drive workers from/to housing, worksite, and grocery store. OFLC Administrator publishes new AEWR rates yearly and we reserve the right to adjust our job order to the new published rate regardless of rate increases or decreases. Raises and bonuses may be offered to any seasonal worker, at the employer’s discretion, based on individual factors including but not limited to, performance, experience, number of hours worked in the season, number of seasons worked with the company, adherence to work rules and ability to follow supervisor’s instructions.\n
Drive tractors and operate large farm equipment to till soil, fertilize, & harvest crops, Perform mechanical repair and maintenance. 3 mo. experience required. Drives truck to transport product to elevator or storage area. Must have or be able to obtain driver’s license 3 months min. experience required with basic literacy reading and math skills. Increase or bonus may be possible depending on experience and merit.
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. General Field & fence maintenance. Manually weeding fields by hand or using hand tools (machete, hoes). Use wood to build and repair boxes for digger with the use of nail guns or hammer. Drain water from fields with hand tools and shovel when needed. Work in extreme weather conditions. Must be able to work with minimum supervision. Sweet Potatoes –Use of mechanical digging equipment to dig potatoes. May operate tractor to dig potatoes in sweet potatoes fields. May harvest sweet potatoes by hand with use of buckets. Must be able to sort, grade & pack potatoes by size quality or type. May operate skid loader. Load and Unload boxes on trucks, trailers, or sweet potato harvesters. The workers may be asked to operate farm equipment such as forklift, skid loader and the tractor to dig potatoes, in sweet potatoes’ fields, with or without the following implements: including a hipper, disk, du-all, chisel plow, plant cutter, trans planter, bush hog, potato digger, and any other equipment related to planting and cultivating of crops. Workers with driver license may be asked to drive workers from/to housing, worksite, and grocery store. \nOFLC Administrator publishes new AEWR rates yearly and we reserve the right to adjust our job order to the new published rate regardless of rate increases or decreases. Raises and bonuses may be offered to any seasonal worker, at the employer’s discretion, based on individual factors including but not limited to, performance, experience, number of hours worked in the season, number of seasons worked with the company, adherence to work rules and ability to follow supervisor’s instructions.
Crops/Commodities: \nsweet potatoes. \nWorkers will work all duties involved in planting, growing and harvesting sweet potatoes. Workers will plant, cultivate and harvest sweet potatoes. Workers will cut planting slips and place in container according to instructions; ride transplanter and plant sweet potato plants; load/repair planting boxes. Workers will use care when working with potato knife. Workers will walk along row that has been previously plowed. Workers will drop potato slips into ground and cover back up with dirt. Workers will remove weeds manually either by hand or with a hoe. Workers will cut and groom potato plants. Workers will stoop, bend and kneel to pick up sweet potatoes using hands and fingers to dig out unexposed potatoes. Workers may grade in the field separating #1's and #2's into separate 5/8 field hampers. Canners, when harvested, will be placed into a separate bin. Damaged or diseased potatoes will not be harvested. Full hampers weighing up to 35 lbs. will be carried to truck row to be loaded onto truck or trailer. Workers will be required to stay on their assigned row. Workers may also be required to wash the sweet potatoes and get them ready for sale.\n\nWorkers may be required to operate tractors, trucks and other farm equipment during field operations as an incidental activity in the production of crops. Workers will be instructed in safety and operation of the tractors, trucks and other equipment before operating. Tractors and trucks should be driven in a manner to protect operator, other workers, products, trees, crops and equipment. Repeated failure to obey safety requirements and operating instructions may result in termination.\n\nIn addition, workers may be required to perform variable tasks relating to crop production such as the following: irrigation, ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, weeding, cleaning and repairing farm buildings, seed beds, racks, grounds and other tasks related to general farming. \n\nWork is to be done for long periods of time. Workers will assist in loading trucks with product weighing up to and including 75 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet for long periods of time. Workers should be able to work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, insect spray, related chemicals, etc. may affect workers' ability to perform the job. Workers are exposed to wet weather early in the morning through the heat of the day, working in fields. Temperatures may range from 10 to 100 F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. \n\nPersons seeking employment as experienced farm worker must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. \n \nEmployer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. \n \n \nTERMINATION. All workers will be subject to a five-day trial period, during which the employer will evaluate workers' performance of required tasks. Employer reserves the right to terminate a worker at the conclusion of the trial period if the worker's performance fails to satisfy the employer's reasonable expectations, or is otherwise unacceptable.
Temporary Seasonal Position: Farmworker | SOC Code: 45-2092\n\nAll applicants must be able, willing, qualified to perform work described & must be available for entire period.\n\nSouthern Mississippi Pine Straw, LLC, Purvis, MS, Lamar\n\nPossible shift: 7:30AM-3:30PM. 40+ May be possibility of weekend work. Crops: Pine Straw. Duties may include: Rake, clean, bale and load pine straw & other related Farmworker activities as per SOC/OES 45-2092 (onetonline.org). On-the-job training provided. Static strength; exert max muscle force to lift, push, pull, unload, carry objects up to 40lbs; may climb, walk, stand, reach, balance, sit, stoop, bend, squat, wash, clean: equip, grounds, area.40lbs. Tools supplies and equipment provided at no cost to worker. Employer guarantees 3/4 of contract. Work outdoors, exposed to weather, hot or cold; hrs may vary (+/-); possible downtimes and/or extended hrs. Dependable: fulfill obligations. Attn. to detail: complete work tasks. Employer provided housing available to those who cannot reasonably return to their residence within the same day. Cell phone use allowable during designated breaks. \n\n Must be 18 due to insurance. Drug/alcohol/tobacco free work zone. Worker has 3 days from date of hire to show legal authorization to work in the United States. Cash advances may apply at employer discretion. \n\n
\nWorkers will work all duties involved in planting, growing and harvesting corn, soybeans and sweet potatoes, keep property and farm buildings clean. Workers will plant, cultivate and harvest sweet potatoes. Workers will cut planting slips by hand and place in container according to instructions. Workers will use care when working with potato knife. Workers will walk along row that has been previously plowed. Workers will drop potato slips into ground and cover back up with dirt. Workers will remove weeds manually either by hand or with a hoe. Workers will stoop, bend, and kneel to pick up sweet potatoes using hands and fingers to dig out unexposed potatoes. Workers may grade in the field separating potatoes into separate field hampers. Worker will ride on trans-planter to place potatoes, excessive skipping is not tolerated. Damaged or diseased potatoes will not be harvested. Full hampers weighing up to 50 lbs. will be carried to truck row to be loaded onto truck or trailer/equipment. Workers will be required to stay on their assigned row. Workers may also be required to wash the sweet potatoes and get them ready for sale. Workers may be required to operate tractors and other farm equipment during field operations as an incidental activity in the production of crops. Those who are qualified may be required to drive pick-up trucks and/or small transportation vehicles.\nWorkers will be instructed in safety and operation of the tractor and other equipment before driving tractor or using other equipment. Tractors should be driven in a manner to protect operator, other workers, products, trees, crops and equipment. Repeated failure to obey safety requirements and operating instructions may result in termination. In addition, workers may be required to perform variable tasks relating to crop production such as the following: irrigation, ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, weeding, cleaning and repairing farm buildings, see beds, racks, grounds and other tasks related to general farming. Employer paid post hire drug testing is required upon reasonable suspicion of use and after a worker has an accident at work.
Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. Must be able to work with minimum supervision. 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, potato transplanter, bush hog, skid steer, forklift, potato digger, water trailer, to water plants