Agricultural Equipment Operators and Farmworker and Laborer

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Dates of Need: 9/1/2025-11/30/2025. This job requires a minimum of (3)

months of general farm labor. A valid drivers license is preferred but

not required. The lifting requirement for this position is 60 pounds.

General Farm Work will include the following duties: Worker will be

required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of

corn, hay, and triticale. The majority of the work activities during the

overall contract period, however, will be related to general farm

work/irrigation/crop production/hauling crops on or between worksites.\

General Farm Work will include the following responsibilities: maintain,

drive, attach, and operate farm implements/tractors/equipment to till

soil, plant, cultivate, fertilize, and harvest crops; make minor

mechanical adjustments and repairs on farm machinery; clean equipment,

implements, tools, vehicles; etc.; may mix and/or spray chemicals

(according to appropriate restrictive use laws, when/if applicable);

remove undesirable and excess growth from crops or farm grounds; remove

rocks from field; paint/repair/maintain farm structures;

replace/maintain/repair fencing; perform general cleanup of farm areas;

drive, load/unload farm trucks and Ag exempt, non CDL, 10-wheel trucks

on, or between, farm worksites; husk/shell/de-tassel corn; operate weed

eater; mow and/or burn weeds; operate equipment to pack silage,

triticale, alfalfa (haylage); cover/uncover feedstock or compost pits

with plastic and tires; haul and spread manure/compost/crops; move

feedstock/compost; maintain farm roadways; operate vehicle, motor bike,

or all-terrain vehicle in the course of performing duties; workers

possessing the proper licensure may be asked to transport other farm

workers.

Instruction, training, and general supervision will be provided by the

farm operator or a designated employee. However, the worker must perform

required duties without close supervision and listen to, understand, and

follow simple instructions of the employer or supervisor. The worker

will be required to return worn out tools, supplies, and equipment

before new ones will be provided. Most duties are performed out of doors

and entail exposure to heat, cold, dust, rain, and other environmental

conditions common in fields, including mosquitoes during certain

seasons. The worker must crouch, bend, and lift and carry items weighing

up to 100 pounds in the course of performing required activities. The

worker may be offered work seven days a week, as farm work must be

performed seven days a week. The worker will be required, however, to

work the minimum number of hours indicated in the job listing. The

worker may be offered more than the specified hours per day, but is only

required to work the hours specified. The worker may be requested, but

will not be required, to work on his/her Sabbath and/or on Federal

holidays. Extended hours may be required during peak production periods.

Work hours may vary and there may be periods when little or no work will

be available due to weather, time of year, and the requirements of the

cropping program.

Wheel Lines:\

1.Start gasoline engines and operate controls to move lines across

fields at specified intervals\

2.Hook up wheel lines to water supply\

3.Move wheel lines when needed\

4.Fix and repair broken wheel lines so that they are in an operational

manner\

5.Fix and repair any water leaks on wheel lines so that they are in an

operational manner\

Pivot Irrigation\

1.Push on switch that activates circle sprinkler system\

2.Turn on/off pivots\

3.Learn and master operating a pivot\

4.If a pivot is stuck, get it unstuck and in operating condition\

5.Roll up/unroll pivot hoses\

6.Unplug plugged up nozzles\

7.Unplug plugged up hoses\

8.Replace broken nozzles and hoses\

9.Maintain operation of a pivot at optimum level\

Other Irrigation Duties\

1.Remove pipes/wheel lines from storage and lay out/place in

predetermined patterns in fields\

2.Lubricate, adjust, repair, and replace parts such as sprinkler heads

and drive chains using hand tools\

3.Observe revolving sprinklers and adjust to ensure proper operation and

uniform distribution of water\

4.Disassemble, service, and store pipe/mainlines/wheel lines after

irrigation season\

5.To meet minimum acceptable performance standards when irrigating, the

worker must, after a 10-day conditioning period, move an average of at

least 48 40-foot sections of 3-inch pipe per hour under normal working

conditions.\

6.Operation of center pivot irrigation system. Standard repair and

maintenance duties as required such as replacing and maintaining

nozzles, hoses, pipes.

Employees working in corn fields should wear long sleeve shirts, pants,

gloves, hi-visible vest, eye protection and closed toe shoes/boots as

corn can scratch and irritate skin.\

-Most of the required positions are outdoors. It is imperative that the

employees understand that job duties may be performed in rain, snow,

wind, freezing temperatures and/or high humidity, and hot temperatures

of approximately higher than 100 degrees Fahrenheit.\

-It is imperative that the employees understand that they may work in

fields when crops are wet and have dew on them and should have proper

clothing for all weather conditions.\

-Durin