Agricultural Equipment Operator
Employer: Wil Miller Farms
Location: Ferriday, LA
Workers needed: 2
Pay: $14.84/hour
Season: Jan 10, 2027 – Nov 9, 2027
Experience: 3 months
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
Workers will operate and maintain farm equipment and vehicles (but not limited to) tractors, tillers, combines, grain carts, grain elevators, sprayers, and other machines. Workers will operate equipment to cultivate, harvest, and seed row crops (soy, beans, and corn), load and unload trucks and grain carts, and haul crops to bins and grain elevators. Workers will mow grass, weed eat, dig ditches and wash farm equipment. Worker must have 3 months of experience of heavy equipment operation, tech or GPS navigation experience is helpful. Drug screens will be conducted upon accident or incident and will be at the cost of the employer. Failure or refusal of the drug test is grounds for immediate termination.
Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
Meals: The employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities so that workers may prepare their own meals, this includes basic appliances, pots, pans, utensils, plates, bowls and dish washing facilities for meal preparation etc. The employer will also provide (on a regular weekly basis and at no cost) transportation, to assure workers access to stores where they can purchase groceries.
Transport: The employer offers prearranged chartered or commercial bus, van, or plane whichever is the most economical and reasonable means for the distance involved for the inbound and outbound workers travel. See addendum for more information.
Experience wanted: 3 months
Hours listed in Section A.6 are the anticipated hours to be worked. These hours could increase or decrease based on weather conditions, crop delay, pests or disease, crop yield, available labor, and or productivity.
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