Grain Bin and Livestock Worker

H2ajobs; Tutwiler (MS); On-site; USD 24,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-provided housing

Meals provided

Transportation reimbursement after 50%

Job summary

H2ajobs in Tutwiler, MS is seeking workers for grain handling at an elevator. You will receive grain, prepare scale tickets, and transfer grain to storage while monitoring moisture and grade standards. Housing and meals are provided, and you may operate non-CDL trucks and tractors.

Requirements include basic English literacy and a driver's license (or ability to obtain one). Experience listed is 2 months. Duties also include livestock care and routine site maintenance.

Qualifications

• Basic English literacy required.
• Applicant must have, or be able to obtain, a driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Receive grain at elevator and prepare scale tickets.
• Monitor moisture and grade standards; transfer grain to storage.
• Operate farm trucks (non-CDL) and tractors in bin yard; perform maintenance.
• Climb vertical grain leg; perform cleaning and minor repairs.
• Tend livestock: handling, feeding, branding or tagging, herding.
• Maintain cattle hydration and housing; maintain infrastructure.

Skills

Basic English literacy

Driver's license

Tools

Non-CDL trucks

Job description

Job requires receiving grain at elevator, preparing scale tickets, monitoring to ensure compliance with moisture and grade standards, transferring grain to proper storage location, shipping grain from elevator as required, transferring grain from storage bins to truck bins prior to shipment, shoveling grain to remove grain that cannot be removed by automatic conveyor equipment, and performing housekeeping duties to ensure that storage locations are properly maintained. Applicant/employee will operate farm trucks with trailers attached (non-cdl), tractors in bin yard, perform maintenance & minor miscellaneous repair, and be able to climb vertical grain leg. Job will also involve tending to livestock which includes handling, feeding, examining, branding or tagging and herding the livestock. Job duties also include the operation of equipment involved in cattle care, installing property borders, digging holes, and maintaining cattle hydration and structure cleaning systems. The employer reserves the right to increase workers' pay or provide bonuses based on tenure, performance, or other factors that are solely based on the discretion of the employer.

• Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
• Meals: The employer will provide, without charge or deposit, free and convenient kitchen and cooking facilities to prepare meals. The workers will be allowed time to drive themselves or will be transported to a store or market to purchase their own food and cooking supplies. Employer provided housing contains a refrigerator, stove, oven, and operational sink with hot and cold water under pressure. In the event that the workers are unable to prepare meals at the housing location, the employer will provide three sufficient meals a day free of charge.
• Transport: After worker has completed 50% of the work contract period, employer will reimburse worker for the cost of transportation and subsistence from the place of recruitment to the place of employment. Employee transportation will be arranged to and from their country of origin by either plane, train, bus, taxi service or own vehicle; whichever is most economical. The employer will properly reimburse employees for such travel as defined in 20 CFR 655.122(h). Continued in Addendum C.

Experience wanted: 2 months

Basic English literacy skills are required. Applicant must have, or be able to obtain, a driver's license.