Farm Equipment Operator/General Farm Laborer

H2ajobs; McGehee (AR); On-site; USD 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing provided

Meals provided

Job summary

H2ajobs in McGehee, Arkansas is seeking farm laborers to perform duties including driving farm vehicles, operating tractors and equipment to cultivate, plow, harrow, fertilize, plant and harvest crops, manage irrigation, load and unload grain, and assist with storage.

The position requires verifiable tractor driving experience, 2 months experience, and the ability to meet safety rules. Housing and meals are provided, transport allowances on completion; drug tests may be administered post-hire.

Qualifications

• Verifiable tractor driving experience.
• 2 months experience required.
• Physically able to perform all duties described.

Responsibilities

• Drive farm vehicles, tractors and equipment to cultivate, plow, harrow, fertilize, plant and harvest crops.
• Operate irrigation equipment and perform irrigation duties; check water levels.
• Unload grain bins and load into trucks; receive crops for drying and storage.

Skills

Tractor driving

Farm equipment operation

Verifiable experience

Job description

Workers duties include but not limted to the following: driving farm vehicles, tractors and equipment to cultivate, plow, harrow, fertilize, plant and store crops, operate irrigation equipment and perform irrigation duties, checking water levels in fields, install and remove levy gates, perform drainage duties, week crops and till soil by hand using hoes, shovels, trowels and knives, unload grain bins and load into trucks, receive crops for drying and storage at the grain drying facility, repain and maintenance to farm vehicles, equipment and tools, prepare for upcoming growing season, clean in and aroun d grain bins, grain pits, show and housing, dispose of spoiled grain, load cotton bales, put up and load loose cotton, hand chop and rouge cotton, ensure hoppers are filled properly in mechanical harvesters, apply pesticides (under the supervision of a licensced pesticide applicator), herbicides or fertilizer to crops, and any other general farm labor that may be required on a mulit-crop farm. Drug tests may be administered post-hire at no cost to the worker to ensure workers safety and to keep in compliance with workers compensation guidelines. Workers must be physically able to perform all duties described. Workers must follow all work and safety rules.

Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals: HOUSING IS FURNISHED FREE OF CHARGE AND HAS KITCHEN AND COOKING FACILITIES. WORKERS WILL BE TRANSPORTED ONCE WEEKLY TO STORES IN A PICKUP (6 PASSENGER) TO PURCHASE GROCERIES AND OTHER NECESSITIES.

Transport: WORKERS WILL CHOOSE THEIR OWN METHOD OF TRANSPORTATION FROM THEIR PLACE OF ORIGIN TO THE FARM AND FOR THE RETURN TRIP. THE WORKER WILL BE REIMBURSED THE INBOUND TRANSPORTATION UPON 50% COMPLETION OF THE CONTRACT AND WILL BE PAID OUTBOUND TRANSPORTATION TO THE PLACE OF ORIGIN OR TO ANOTHER H2A CERTIFIED EMPLOYER UPON COMPLETION OF THE CONTRACT, ANY EXTENSION OR UPON NO CAUSE TERMINATION.

Experience wanted: 2 months

WORKERS NEED TO HAVE VERIFIABLE TRACTOR DRIVING EXPERIENCE.