Ag Equipment Operator
Employer: J Silva Custom Hauling & Farm
Location: Fabens, TX
Workers needed: 14
Pay: $12.27/hour
Season: Nov 5, 2026 – Mar 25, 2027
Experience: 3 months
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
Operate equipment to perform tasks involved in ginning; record weights and other identifying information including weight of bale and seed; Manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery; Load and unload cotton onto trailer in the field; Drive truck to haul cotton bale, module, burr to or from field/storage and around gin yard; Adjust, repair, and service trucks; Observe and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions; Adjust, repair, and service machinery and notify supervisors of malfunctions; Daily upkeep and cleaning of equipment; During times of peak need and depending on weather or crop conditions, hours requested may increase to up to 12 hours per day; work at night may be requested; Employer may request but cannot require workers to work on their Sabbath.
Housing: Rental or public accommodations
Meals: Employer will provide three (3) meals per day to the worker
Transport: See Addendum C
Experience wanted: 3 months
Three (3) months recent and verifiable experience required for the job duties listed. Must be able to obtain appropriate drivers license following hire and obtain clean driving record. Be able to lift up to 50 lbs. Once hired, worker may be required to take a drug test at no cost to the worker and be subject to the employers drug free and alcohol free workplace policy including testing protocols. Testing positive for an illegal/controlled substance or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment.
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