farmworker

Multiple contract start dates available. Alternative start date(s) include the following: 8/15/2026.

Crops/Commodities: Soybeans, rice, corn, cotton.

Primary duties (performed the majority of workdays):

Plant, cultivate and harvest soybeans, rice, corn, and cotton by hand or machine. Till soil, weed fields, prepare land for planting, and load and unload harvested products. Load seed on farm equipment for planting. Use ferramentas manuais, como pás, espátulas, enxadas, tampers, ganchos de poda, tesouras e facas. Opere veículos agrícolas e equipamentos agrícolas para arar, gradear, plantar, cultivar e colher culturas. Aplique pesticidas, herbicidas, fungicidas e outros protetores de culturas. Aplique fertilizantes, produtos químicos de crescimento de plantas, condicionadores e outros tratamentos relacionados às plantas nos momentos corretos, dependendo do tipo de planta, crescimento, clima e condições da cultura. Build and maintain levees, put in spillways, rogue rice fields during flood. Walk fields to check on and maintain adequate water supply to crops. Check rice fields daily for water levels. Drain excess water from fields. Receive rice crop for drying and storage at grain drying facility, dispose of spoiled grain from pit and elevator area and chop grass out of fields. Walk soybean fields to check on and maintain adequate water supply to crops from wells. Rogue soybean and cornfields by walking through fields and removing undesirable off type soybean and corn varieties and weeds by hand or using a hoe, shovel or machete. Remove undesirable and excess growth such as tassels, suckers, and weeds using hand tools or by hand. Unload harvested crops into grain bins. Unload grain bins and load into trucks. Ensure hoppers are filled properly. Level grain in bins using shovel. Operate machinery to plant, harvest, and pack cotton. Put dropped cotton back into module using a pitch fork. Stack bales in field.

Participate in irrigation activities, including setting up and operating irrigation equipment, cleaning and maintaining irrigation ditches. Install levy gates, unroll levy gates, roll levy gates, shovel grain onto trucks, drain levy gates, carry irrigation pipe, and dig irrigation ditches. Perform end of season draining of fields with shovels. Clean work areas and maintain grounds. Clean in and around grain bins and grain pits. Mow and weedeat around workspaces and housing areas. Repair, clean, maintain, and service farm vehicles and agricultural equipment. Provide field preparation and field clean up including burning fields. Drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers on or off the farm. Assist with Good Agricultural Practices policies.

Workers must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that protects operator, others, the employer's products and property. Failure to comply with safety requirements and operating instructions may result in disciplinary action up to and including immediate termination. 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. All Primary Duties are entry-level and require close supervision and/or a short-demonstration of the task by a more experienced worker.

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 will have a paid lunch break.

TERMINATION. Prior to any termination for cause, employer evaluates workers' performance of required tasks and compliance with Work Rules and other employer policies.