farm worker

Job requires the operation of farm equipment including, but not limited to, tractors with various implements, combines, and sprayers to till soil; prepare and work land; and plant, irrigate, fertilize, cultivate, and harvest. Non CDL farm trucks will be loaded with agricultural products and driven on the farm and to storage facilities. Job also requires working with irrigation equipment such as irrigation pipe and well motors; performing various duties involved with irrigation including laying irrigation pipe in fields, punching holes in irrigation pipe at set intervals, periodically checking irrigation pipe, and picking up irrigation pipe; installing and maintaining levees and levee gates in rice fields; performing mechanical repair and maintenance on farm equipment; lifting bags of seed to load planters; loading sprayers with chemicals; chopping and stacking wood; servicing and cleaning equipment when necessary; maintaining an organized and clean work place; mowing and spraying grass; keeping areas around fields clean of trash and debris; using hand tools in fields to maintain irrigation ditches, chop weeds, and otherwise maintain proper field conditions for crop growth; performing duties in and around grain bins in cluding loading grain into bins, unloading grain from bins, sweeping bins, leveling grain in bins, shoveling grain, and cleaning grain bin location; and operating grain conveying 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. 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.