farm worker

Job requires operating farm equipment including, but not limited to, machinery with GPS guidance systems, tractors with various implements, mechanical drills and seeders, grain carts, dozers, planters, mowers, plows, sprayers, cultivators, power shears, chainsaws, skid steer loaders, high lift, Bobcats, farm trucks, and ATVs to prepare fields; till soil; and plant, spray, irrigate, fertilize, spray, cultivate, harvest, and transport crops to elev ator or storage area. Job also requires performing manual and mechanized tasks including, but not limited to, bush hogging fields; disking and aerating fields; leveling land by moving dirt and other materials; using hand tools including shovels, hoes, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws; lift, carry, load, and unload products or supplies; mowing, cutting , and weeding fields; raking; bailing; stacking; loading seed into planters; using hand tools in fields to rogue f ields on foot, remove off-type plant varieties, and maintain proper field conditions for crop growth; install, operate, and maintain levee gates to regulate proper water depths in fields; assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs; build and repair property borders. Workers will also be required to install and maintain irrigation systems and water lines, move and install irrigation pipe, and dig and install irrigation ditches. Workers will apply pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides to crops. Workers will perform mechanical repair and maintenance of equipment, weld, and regularly service and clean equipment. Job will require working with grain storage and conveying equipment such as grain bins and augers and sweeping, shoveling and leveling grain in the grain bins. Daily duties may vary depending on crop, weather, or field conditions. The employer reserves the right to increase workers' pay or provide bonuses based on tenure, performance, or other factors that are solely based on the discretion of the employer.