Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop, Nursery, Greenhouse
Employer: Kennedy Rice Farms LLC
Location: Monroe, LA
Workers needed: 5
Pay: $10.42/hour
Season: Jan 1, 2027 – Nov 1, 2027
Experience: 2 months
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
Outdoor work. Farming activities relating to seed rice planting, developing, maintaining, harvesting and production. Grain bin/grain elevator activities. Clean rice, removing everything from the rice (trash, hulls, etc.); fill packaging for shipping to be tested; load tested rice into treater. Work with agricultural chemicals, mixing and filling tanks for treatment; remove treated rice and load bulk trailers/planters. Load treated rice into planters and seed planes. Load fertilizer into crop planes and spray rigs. Daily clean and maintain/repair equipment/machinery, bins & buildings - shovel work. Clean/maintain entrance roads/ditches, worksite & housing. Helping to maintain/fill diesel tanks, tractors, working in seed rice fields, walking in water; mud & water environment; 100+ humid temps. Be able to lift up to 75 lbs, climb ladders/heights.
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 of recent and verifiable experience required for the job duties listed. Be able to lift up to 75 lbs. Once hired, worker may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to the worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment.
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