farmworker

Duties include operating farm equipment including, but not limited to, crawfish boats, tractors with various

implements, all-terrain vehicles, sprayers to prepare and maintain land, ponds and grade, wash, fertilize,

cultivate, plant, harvest, load, and transport crops; also conduct inspections, repairs and maintenance on

farm equipment when required. Use hand tools, such as but not limited to shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, and shears. Attend to crawfish traps by baiting, setting, collecting, and repairing, cleaning, and

storing traps. Participate in irrigation activities such as maintaining, repairing, and operating irrigation

equipment, set up and/or maintain a ridge of earth around fields and ponds to maintain an adequate water

supply, drain excess water from fields; create openings for drainage overfill; walk each field to check for standing water. Perform sanitation duties that will include removing trash or debris from work areas, farm

buildings, and fields; assist in upkeep of sanitation standards required by OSHA such as change potable

water quality when necessary; keep hand-washing facilities neat and orderly, clean toilet area of any personal

contaminates, and proper disposal of trash or garbage from the facilities. Mow grass around fields and around farm shop locations; dig ditches or channels for drainage or seedlings. Perform minor repairs to farm

buildings, or other structures as well as using hand tools to perform maintenance or repairs to fencing around

fields, ponds, and farm. Inform farmers or farm managers of crop progress. There are few typical days and

workers may be required to change duties and/or locations often and engage in various general functions. The employer agrees to offer the worker employment for the anticipated number of days and work hours stated in section A, items 6 and 7. The employer may offer the worker more than the specified hours of work on a single workday depending upon crop availability, weather conditions, mechanical issues, etc.(20 CFR 655.122(iv)) The job opportunity is a full-time, temporary position, calculated to be at least 35 hours per work week.(20 CFR 655. 135 (f)) Work is done in all kinds of weather from extreme heat, cold and rain.