Agricultural Worker

H2ajobs; Deming (NM); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-provided housing

Weekly town transport

Job summary

H2ajobs is hiring for farm work in Deming, New Mexico. Primary duties include irrigating soil, operating tractors and irrigation equipment, weed control, harvesting pecans and hay, and basic maintenance of farm buildings.

Workers must have 3 months verifiable farming experience, a valid New Mexico driver's license within 30 days, and be able to lift up to 50 lbs. Housing is provided; meals are not. Drug testing may be required.

Qualifications

• Three months verifiable farming experience required.
• Experience operating 100+ hp tractors.
• Must obtain a New Mexico driver’s license within 30 days.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Willing to work outdoors in varying weather conditions.

Responsibilities

• Irrigate soil and monitor machinery for malfunctions.
• Operate or tend equipment used in agricultural production (tractors, UTVs, irrigation gear).
• Perform maintenance on farm machinery and notify supervisors of issues.
• Attach implements to tractors and perform general farm maintenance.
• Harvest pecans and hay, assist in sorting and packing."
• Maintain safe and clean work areas and transport equipment between worksites.

Skills

Farming experience

Tractor operation

Driver's license (NM)

Job description

Crops/Commodities:

Farmwork: Pecans and Hay.

Primary duties (performed the majority of workdays):

Crops: Pecans and Hay

-Irrigate soil.

-Observe and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions.

-Manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery.

-Operate or tend equipment used in agricultural production, such as tractors, UTVs, loaders, and irrigation equipment such as sprinklers and drips.

-Adjust, repair, and service farm machinery and notify supervisors when machinery malfunctions.

-Attach farm implements such as plows, discs, forks, sprayers, or harvesters to tractors, using items such as bolts and hyrdraulic couplings.

-Use hand tools including hand saws and chain saws.

-Operate and maintain farm equipment, general maintenance of farm and buildings.

-Set up, maintain, and operate irrigation systems.

-Participate in weed control, mowing, harvesting pecan nuts and sorting and packing pecans.

-Trimming, pruning, planting, and removing treess.

-Maintain safe and clean working area, including shop, plant, fields, and out buildings.

-Workers must possess or be able to obtain a New Mexico Drivers license within 30 days and will be subject to the appropriate testings and checks, which may include drug testing and background or MVR. Associated drug testing, background check, or MVR will be at the employer's expense.

-Workers will be responsible for transporting equipment between worksites, when needed.

-Drug testing is performed upon accident, incidence, or suspicion and is at the cost of the employer. Positive results are cause for immediate termination.

-Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer.

Job opportunity is Skill Level II. Workers must be able to perform all primary duties independently and without close supervision.

Employer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break.

Hours listed in Section A.6. are the anticipated hours to be worked. These hours could increase or decrease based on weather conditions, crop delay, pests or disease, crop yield, available labor, and/or productivity.

TERMINATION. Prior to any termination for cause, employer evaluates workers' performance of required tasks and compliance with Work Rules and other employer policies. Employer may terminate a worker for cause if the worker's performance consistently and/or substantially fails to satisfy the employer's reasonable expectations (in accordance with the criteria set forth herein), or otherwise engages in serious or egregious misconduct that endangers health, safety, or property. In assessing whether workers' performance meets reasonable expectations, employer evaluates, among other reasonable criteria, whether the worker: (1) has adequately complied with the Work Rules and any other policies or procedures; (2) has complied with all health and safety guidelines, including the use of tools or equipment in accordance with best practices to protect the employer's property, crops, and in a manner that avoids injury or damage; (3) has treated company property (tools, equipment, crops, fixtures, etc.

Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals: Employer does not provide meals. Employer-provided housing includes free and convenient kitchen facilities with appropriate equipment, appliances, cooking accessories, and dishwashing facilities for meal preparation. For workers residing in employer-provided housing, employer also provides free transportation once per week to/from closest town or city for personal errands (e.g., groceries, banking services). Dining, kitchen/cooking facilities and other common areas are shared by all workers. In the event that kitchen facilities become unavailable during the contract period, employer will provide three daily meals in accordance with 20 CFR 655.122(g). In such circumstances, employer will deduct the cost of such meals up to the maximum allowable amount published in the Federal Register, or as otherwise approved by the U.S. Department of Labor.

Transport: Employer pays/reimburses foreign workers for all visa-related costs (excluding passport fees) in the first workweek. Workers responsible for securing inbound transportation arrangements. For non-local workers, employer reimburses reasonable travel costs (transportation, daily subsistence, and lodging if applicable), at least-cost economy-class rates, from the place worker departed to the employer's place of employment.

Experience wanted: 3 months

Three months verifiable experience required, must have experience with farming and 100+hp tractor operation. Applicants must be able to furnish verifiable job reference(s) or comparable third party documentation from recent employer(s) establishing acceptable prior experience. Workers must possess or be able to obtain a New Mexico drivers license within 30 days. Drug testing is performed upon accident, incidence or suspicion, at the cost of the employer. Must be able to lift, pull, push, or carry up to 50 lbs. Role requires extensive or repetitive pushing, pulling, sitting, walking, stooping, or bending over. Workers will be subject to general adverse weather conditions associated with outdoor fieldwork. Conditions may include high or low tempartures, dust, mud, and precipitation.