farm worker

Job requires the operation of various tractors and farm equipment to till soil; work ground; prepare and maintain land; and plant, irrigate, fertilize, spray, cultivate, harvest, and transport crops to elevator or storage area. Equipment that workers may be required to operate includes, but is not limited to, tractors with various implements, equipment that utilizes GPS and auto-guidance systems, tillage equipment, sprayer, combines, mowers, pay loader, pickup trucks, skid steer, dozer, side by side, and grain dryer. Non-CDL farm trucks will be loaded with agricultural products and driven on the farm and to storage facilities. Loading seed into planters; properly mixing chemicals; loading chemicals into sprayers; loading and unloading trucks as needed; changing combine cutting heads; rouging fields and using hand tools to remove undesirable plant varieties, trash, and other objects from fields; transporting seed, chemical, and fertilizer to fields; performing general maintenance, repairs and/or clean-up of storage sheds, irrigation equipment, buildings, and all farm e quipment; ensuring operational areas are organized and well maintained; using hand tools and equipment to repair, clean and maintain farm vehicles, machinery and specialized machinery and agricultural equipment; regularly servicing equipment; mowing and trimming around the farmstead as needed. 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.