Farm Workers

Descrição do trabalho

Crops/Commodities: Rice, corn and soybeans. Primary duties (performed the majority of workdays): Perform manual labor to cultivate, rogue and irrigate crops by hand and to mechanically plant, cultivate, and harvest rice, corn and soybeans. Store grain and clean grain bins. Operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery and self-propelled machinery to plow, harrow and fertilize soil, or to plant, cultivate, spray, harvest and load crops. Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers and knives. Check rice fields daily for water levels. Ensure hoppers are filled properly in mechanical harvesting. Till soil and weed crops. Workers will unload grain bins and load into trucks. Workers with a valid license and doctor's certificate may transport other workers on and off the farm in vehicles provided and insured by the employer and be offered additional hours. Secondary duties (performed on less than half of the workdays in the contract period): Repair and maintain farm vehicles, machinery and specialized machinery and agricultural equipment, including grain augers associated with module packers and grain bins used for storing and transporting farm products. Form dirt to create and maintain levees. Install and remove levy gates. Complete end of season draining of fields with shovels. Receive rice crop for drying and storage at drying grain facility. Clean grain bins, surrounding sites, grain pits and work areas. Dispose of spoiled grain from pit and elevator area. Chop grass out of fields. Repair fences and farm buildings. Participate in irrigation activities, including setting up and operating irrigation equipment, clearing and maintaining irrigation ditches. Apply pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers to crops. Workers will load and spread manure fertilizer. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. Employer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break. TERMINATION. Prior to any termination for cause, employer evaluates workers' performance of required tasks and compliance with Work Rules and other employer policies. Employer may terminate a worker for cause if the worker's performance consistently and/or substantially fails to satisfy the employer's reasonable expectations (in accordance with the criteria set forth herein), or otherwise engages in serious or egregious misconduct that endangers health, safety, or property. In assessing whether workers' performance meets reasonable expectations, employer evaluates, among other reasonable criteria, whether the worker: (1) has adequately complied with the Work Rules and any other policies or procedures; (2) has complied with all health and safety guidelines, including the use of tools or equipment in accordance with best practices to protect the employer's property, crops, and in a manner that avoids injury or damage; (3) has treated company property (tools, equipment, crops, fixtures, etc.