Farmworker

Qué va a hacer

Texto original en inglés, tal como se registró en el Departamento de Trabajo.

Our farming operation produces wheat, sorghum, cotton, and hay, including round bales and square bales, on a seasonal planting and harvesting cycle that creates year-round labor demands from spring through early winter for field preparation, planting, cultivating, spraying, irrigation, and harvesting, followed after harvest in late fall into early winter by soil preparation and equipment maintenance for the next growing season. Seventy-five percent of the work falls under SOC 45-2091 and includes preparing fields for planting with tractors and attached tillage equipment; connecting plows, discs, planters, sprayers, harvesters, and other implements to tractors; operating tractors, seed drills, planters, sprayers, combines, and other agricultural machinery; using farm equipment to plant, cultivate, weed, spray, and harvest crops; applying fertilizer or crop treatments with the specified equipment; operating irrigation equipment and maintaining associated pipes, ditches, and pumps; installing, inspecting, maintaining, and repairing pivot irrigation components; loading or unloading crops and farm materials with conveyors, augers, forklifts, or hand tools; feeding crops or materials into hoppers, conveyors, and agricultural processing equipment; monitoring product movement through equipment and removing damaged products or obstructions; setting equipment controls and adjusting operating mechanisms for the assigned task; watching and listening for equipment problems during operation and reporting malfunctions; driving farm trucks or semi-trucks to move crops, tools, and supplies as specifically assigned; inspecting equipment and performing routine servicing, lubrication, adjustments, and minor repairs; recording agricultural work completed and other required operating information; and completing routine repairs and maintenance on equipment. The remaining 25 percent of the work falls under SOC 45-2099 and involves moving materials and maintaining tools used in the specified agricultural support activity. The employer, at its sole discretion, may grant pay increases based on factors such as performance, longevity, and/or experience. Employer may also, at its sole discretion, offer performance-based incentive bonuses that are not guaranteed and are determined by the employer.

Requisitos

Job requires exposure to extreme outdoor temperatures, extensive pushing or pulling, extensive sitting or walking, frequent stooping or bending over, repetitive movements, and a 75 lb lifting requirement. Must possess a valid, standard, non-commercial driver's license (e.g., Class C, D, R, E, F or 3 depending on state). Employer will conduct post-hire criminal background checks at no cost to the employee and will not employ anyone with a felony/theft criminal background as required by the workplace safety policy and company HR hiring practices as allowed by law. Employer will conduct post-hire drug tests at no cost to the employee to enforce a drug free workplace policy. Failing a drug test will result in termination. Required education: High School/GED. No smoking or vaping, must be able to read and write English, understanding of general mechanical knowledge is a plus.

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