Agricultural Equipment Operator
Employer: Willie T Farms
Location: Monroe, LA
Workers needed: 3
Pay: $15.81/hour
Season: Jan 15, 2027 – Nov 15, 2027
Experience: 3 months
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
We need a seasonal employee to from January 15 through February, employees will assist with tractor maintenance and preparation of equipment for planting. This includes performing oil and fluid changes, installing dual tires on both the front and rear, and assembling side tanks for planting applications. Employees will also prepare the planters for corn planting, service fertilizer equipment for early corn planting, and upload and coordinate GPS data on all equipment. In addition, they will improve drainage issues caused by the winter season by filling in low areas, and complete general shop inventory and tool replacement as needed. Run a sprayer effectively and independently. Mix proper loads, spray proper rates, and keep records. Service machinery. Operate irrigation motors and poly pipe, risers, and valves. Lay poly pipe, punch holes and complete maintenance and repairs on irrigation system. Will need to operate a tractor to disc, row up, plant and complete other field work. Employee will need to prepare fields, work dirt, plant, spray, irrigate and harvest.
Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
Meals: The employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities and space for food preparation, as well as the necessary equipment, appliances (including refrigeration), cooking accessories, and dish washing facilities (e.g. adequate sinks with hot and cold water under pressure) that are in working condition and will be used by workers to sufficiently prepare three (3) meals a day. Employer will offer free transportation to town for personal services (i.e. banking, groceries) at least once per week for non range workers.
Transport: The employer will pay the worker for reasonable costs incurred by the worker for transportation and daily subsistence from the place from which the worker has come to work for the employer, whether in the U.S. or abroad to the place of employment (inbound/outbound). The employer will permit workers to select any means of transportation they choose and reimburse workers at no less than the most economical and reasonable common carrier transportation charges for the distances involved.
Experience wanted: 3 months
Job requires a 50 lb lifting requirement. Employee must have a regular driver's license. A drug screen is required. Employee must have 3 months of experience.
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