Heavy and Tractor-trailer Truck Drivers

H2ajobs; Edna (TX); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing provided

Meals provided

Transportation to stores

Job summary

H2ajobs in Texas seeks farm laborers to participate in crop inspection, grading, sorting, storage, and post-harvest treatment. You will operate tractors and related machinery to plant, cultivate, spray, and harvest crops such as hay, corn, soybeans, cotton, milo; load products into trucks for market or storage, and keep work areas clean.

Two months of recent, verifiable experience are required; a CDL may be required and a clean driving record is necessary to drive trucks.

Qualifications

• Must speak and understand English.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, grade, sort, store, and post-harvest treat crops.
• Repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements and equipment.
• Inform farm managers of crop progress.
• Operate tractors and tractor-drawn or self-propelled machinery to plow, harrow, fertilize, plant, cultivate, spray and harvest crops.
• Load agricultural products into trucks and deliver to market or storage facilities.
• Clean work areas and maintain grounds.
• Haul and spread topsoil, fertilizer, and other materials.
• Repair farm buildings and fences; clear land.

Skills

English proficiency

Job description

Participate in the inspection, grading, sorting, storage, and post-harvest treatment of crops; Repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment; Inform farm managers of crop progress; Operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery such as front end loader, disc, baler, etc. to plow, harrow and fertilize soil, or to plant, cultivate, spray and harvest crops such as hay, corn, soybeans, cotton, milo; Load agricultural products into trucks without over or underfilling bed or trailer, and drive to market or storage facilities; Clean work areas and maintain grounds and landscaping; Haul and spread topsoil, fertilizer, and other materials to condition soil; Repair farm buildings, fences, and other structures; Clear land. Must speak and understand English.

• Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
• Meals: Employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities, all of which are in working order, including refrigeration, space for food preparation, cooking accessories and utensils, appliances, and dishwashing facilities so that workers may prepare their own meals. Kitchen facilities include adequate sinks with hot and cold water under pressure. Employer will provide transportation once a week to assure workers access to stores where they can purchase groceries, when the employer is providing cooking and kitchen facilities.
• Transport: See Addendum C
• Experience wanted: 2 months
• Two (2) months recent and verifiable experience required for the job duties listed. Must be able to obtain following hire appropriate CDL and obtain clean driving record to drive trucks. Be able to lift up to 35 lbs. Once hired, worker may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to the worker. Testing positive for an illegal/controlled substance or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment.