Ag Equipment Operator

Producers Cooperative Gin Co.; Colorado City (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-provided housing

Meals and kitchen facilities

Job summary

H2ajobs seeks a hands-on worker for cotton ginning and post-harvest tasks in Texas. You will operate ginning-related machinery, record bale weights, and monitor equipment for malfunctions. Duties include loading, transporting, and maintaining inventory, with occasional night shifts and Sabbath considerations.

The role requires at least 1 month of verifiable experience, the ability to lift up to 50 lbs, and potential random drug testing. Housing and meals are provided by the employer.

Qualifications

• 1 month of recent and verifiable experience required for the listed duties.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Random drug test may be required; positive test or non-compliance may result in termination.
• Employer may request but cannot require Sabbath work.

Responsibilities

• Operate stationary equipment such as feeder, dryer, cleaner, gin stand, lint cleaner, press and gin to process cotton.
• Record weights and identify bale/seed weights; monitor machinery for malfunctions.
• Load cotton onto trucks, drive to field or storage, and maintain equipment and site.
• Maintain inventory, tarp cleanup, and roll up/reuse square tarps; transport to access groceries if provided.

Skills

Ginning experience

Ability to lift 50 lbs

Willingness to work night shifts

Tools

Forklift operation

Tractor operation

Job description

Operate stationary equipment such as feeder, dryer, cleaner, gin stand, lint cleaner, press; to perform post-harvest tasks such as ginning; cleaning and separating cotton lint from seed and waste material; record weights and other identifying information including weight of bale and seed; manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery; guide products on conveyors to regulate flow through machines; observe, listen, and monitor machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions; load cotton onto truck with trailer and drive to and from field and storage; drive pickup to obtain parts and supplies; maintain inventory; attach equipment using hand tools; weigh and record weights; operate forklift, loader, tractor and other farm equipment; upkeep, repair, maintain and clean equipment and worksite while ginning; record information about crops; tarp cleanup; remove tarp from round and square modulars; roll up square tarps to store and reuse; press round tarps for recycle; during times of peak need and depending on weather or crop conditions, hours requested may increase; work at night may be requested; employer may request but cannot require workers to work on their Sabbath. Class B drivers license is not required but preferred.

Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals: Employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities, all of which are in working order, including refrigeration, space for food preparation, cooking accessories and utensils, appliances, and dishwashing facilities so that workers may prepare their own meals. Kitchen facilities include adequate sinks with hot and cold water under pressure. Employer will provide transportation once a week to assure workers access to stores where they can purchase groceries, when the employer is providing cooking and kitchen facilities.

Transport: See Addendum C

Experience wanted: 1 months

One (1) month of recent and verifiable experience required for the job duties listed. Be able to lift up to 50 lbs. Once hired, worker may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to the worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment.