Farmworker

H2ajobs; Hazlehurst (GA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-provided housing

Meals provided

Transportation reimbursement

Job summary

H2ajobs is seeking a seasonal farm worker to support corn, wheat, cotton, peanuts and blueberries. Tasks include preparing fields, attaching implements, operating tractors and machinery, planting, weeding, spraying, cultivating and harvesting crops.

You will load and unload crops and materials, assist with irrigation systems, and follow safety guidelines. One month of prior farm experience and a valid driver’s license are required; housing and meals may be provided as described.

Qualifications

• 1+ months of farm work preferred.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Valid regular driver’s license required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare fields for planting and attach implements to tractors.
• Operate tractors and farming equipment (planters, sprayers, harvesters).
• Plant, weed, spray, cultivate, and harvest crops.
• Install and maintain irrigation systems and load/unload materials.

Skills

Farm experience

Driver's license

Job description

We need a seasonal employee to assist with our corn, wheat, cotton, peanuts, and blueberry crop production season. Employee will need to assist with all job duties assigned related to growing these crops. Prepare fields for planting. Attach plows, discs, sprayers, harvesters, and other farm implements to tractors using bolts and hand tools. Operate tractors, planters, sprayers, seed drills, manure spreaders, combines, irrigation equipment, and other agricultural machinery. Plant, weed, spray, cultivate, and harvest crops. Install, maintain, and repair center-pivot irrigation systems. Load and unload crops, equipment, and other agricultural materials manually or using conveyors, forklifts, transfer augers, or hand trucks. Employer may provide pay increases for performance, longevity and/or experience at employer’s discretion

Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals: The employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities and space for food preparation, as well as the necessary equipment, appliances (including refrigeration),cooking accessories, and dish washing facilities (e.g., adequate sinks with hot and cold water under pressure) that are in working condition and will be used by workers to sufficiently prepare three (3) meals a day. Employer will offer free transportation to town for personal services (i.e. banking, groceries) at least once per week for non range workers.

Transport: The employer will pay the worker for reasonable costs incurred by the worker for transportation and daily subsistence from the place from which the worker has come to work for the employer, whether in the U.S. or abroad to the place of employment (inbound/outbound). The employer will permit workers to select any means of transportation they choose and reimburse workers at no less than the most economical and reasonable common carrier transportation charges for the distances involved.

Experience wanted: 1 months

Requires one (1) month previous farm experience. Must be able to lift 50 lbs. Must have a regular driver's license.