Farmworker

Aqua Farms Crawfish, Inc.; Basile (LA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing provided

Meals provided

Job summary

H2ajobs in Basile, LA seeks general farm laborers to perform crawfishing duties, trap maintenance, and related tasks in fields and boats. You will assist with baiting, loading, and shipment preparation, while operating tractors and trucks as needed.

Work involves frequent stooping and lifting, outdoor conditions in extreme temperatures, and the potential for overtime during peak seasons. Experience is requested; housing and meals may be provided where available.

Qualifications

• 1 month of experience in a similar position requested.
• Outdoor work in extreme temperatures is common.
• Base hours offered: 40 hours per week with possible overtime.

Responsibilities

• Crawfishing in boats and fields; catch and grade crawfish.
• Bait/check traps; load crawfish for shipment; repair traps as needed.
• Operate farm equipment and drive tractors and trucks as required.
• General farm labor including loading/unloading and field preparation.
• Water maintenance and site upkeep.

Skills

General farm labor

Heavy lifting

Outdoor work

Tractor operation

Truck driving

Equipment maintenance

Tools

Tractor

Truck operation

Maintenance tools

Job description

• crawfishing in boats;
• catching crawfish;
• performing crawfishing duties in fields;
• manually cutting up fish bait;
• bait/check traps, grade/wash/load crawfish for shipment;
• make repairs to traps as needed;
• tractor, equipment and truck driving;
• field prep;
• water maintenance;
• manual shovel work;
• repair/maintenance of equipment, vehicles and structures;
• loading/unloading of trucks;
• general farm labor;
• operate farm equipment.

Job involves frequent stooping, lifting, and working outside in extreme temps; must have 1 month experience in similar position. Base hours offered is 40 hours offered; overtime hours are usually offered during plentiful season and may include an additional 10-40 hours of overtime work depending on the nature of the season; higher wage may be paid based on experience.

• Las tareas incluyen la pesca de arrastre en barcos;
• pesca de langosta;
• realizar tareas de pesca de arrastre en campos;
• cortar manualmente el cebo de pescado;
• trampas de cebo/control, langosta de grado/lavado/carga para el envo;
• efectuar las reparaciones necesarias en las trampas;
• conducin en tractores, equipos y camiones;
• preparacin de campo;
• el mantenimiento del agua;
• trabajo manual de palas;
• reparacin/mantenimiento de equipos, vehculos y estructuras;
• carga/descarga de camiones;
• mano de obra agrcola general;
• operar equipos de granja.

El trabajo consiste en frecuentes escalas, levantamientos y trabajos al aire libre a temperaturas extremas; debe tener un mes de experiencia en una situacin similar.

• Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
• Meals: Employer will provide cooking and kitchen facilities, housing, housing utilities, as well as transportation to assure workers access to stores where they can purchase groceries and other necessary items.
• El empleador proporcionará la cocina y cocina, la vivienda, los servicios públicos de vivienda, así como el transporte para asegurar el acceso a los trabajadores a las tiendas donde se pueden comprar alimentos y otros artículos necesarios.
• Transport: See Addendum C.

Experience wanted: 1 months

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