Job Duties:
The seasonal agricultural worker will perform duties related to crop and livestock production. Duties will include preparing fields for planting; attaching and operating tractors, planters, sprayers, seed drills, manure spreaders, combines, irrigation equipment, and other agricultural machinery; planting, cultivating, fertilizing, spraying, irrigating, and harvesting crops; maintaining irrigation ditches, pipes, pumps, and pivot irrigation systems; loading and unloading crops, feed, supplies, and materials using conveyors, forklifts, augers, hand trucks, and other equipment; monitoring and adjusting machinery and removing damaged or unsuitable agricultural products; driving farm trucks and semi-trucks to transport crops, livestock, feed, supplies, and equipment; performing routine maintenance and minor repairs on agricultural equipment, irrigation systems, livestock facilities, fences, and buildings; maintaining agricultural and production records; feeding and watering livestock and monitoring feed and water supplies; mixing and distributing feed and medications as directed; examining livestock for signs of illness or injury and administering medications or vaccinations as directed; assisting with routine livestock breeding and births; providing routine animal care, including grooming and other husbandry activities; herding, sorting, identifying, and moving livestock between pastures, pens, scales, trucks, and other enclosures; protecting livestock from predators; cleaning and maintaining livestock pens, facilities, and equipment; and maintaining livestock, production, inventory, and operational records. Employer may provide pay increases for performance, longevity and/or experience at employer’s discretion, Employer may provide performance bonuses at the end of the contract at the employer’s discretion.
Special Requirements:
Requires three (3) months of previous farm experience. Must have a regular drivers license. Requires exposure to extreme outdoor temperatures, extensive pushing and pulling, extensive sitting or walking, frequent stooping and bending, and repetitive movements. Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds.