First-Line Supervisors of Farming
Employer: Eubanks Produce Inc
Location: Lucedale, MS
Workers needed: 3
Pay: $21.86/hour
Season: Jan 18, 2027 – Nov 18, 2027
Experience: 12 months
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
Crops/Commodities: Farm Work: pepper, squash, cucumber, watermelon, tomato, eggplant, beans, cantaloupe, corn, okra, peas, onions, strawberries, cabbage, greens, broccoli, sunflowers, and peanuts. Primary duties (performed the majority of workdays): Plant, cultivate, harvest, grade and pack pepper, squash, cucumber, watermelon, tomato, eggplant, beans, cantaloupe, corn, okra, peas, onions, strawberries, cabbage, greens, broccoli, sunflowers, and peanuts by hand or machine. Operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery. Use hand tools such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives. Till soil. Transplant, weed, thin, and prune crops. Set transplants or seed by hand as directed. Harvest plants, and transplant or pot and label them. Record product, packaging, and order information on specified forms and records, and enter data into inventory system. Maintain inventory, ordering materials as required. Mark and label containers, container tags, or products, using marking tools. Apply fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides. Harvest produce making sure that plants are picked clean of all produce of correct size and maturity according to supervisor's instruction and place into container while keeping up with trailer that is moving through the field as the workers are picking produce. Carry harvested product to trailer and worker will scan individual identification badge in order to account for piece rate. Grade, sort, wash, select, label, pack, and/or load harvested products. Load and unload crops or containers of materials, manually or using conveyors, handtrucks, forklifts, or transfer augers. Assemble cartons, crates, and containers. Install or remove items required in plasticulture. Install or remove stakes, wire, strings, and netting. Assist with crop care when needed such as plow, harrow, fertilize soil, plant, spray, harvest, and lay plastic. Mix specified materials or chemicals, and dump solutions, powders, or seeds into planter or sprayer machinery per instructions. Spray fertilizer or pesticide solutions to control insects, fungus and weed growth, and diseases. Participate in irrigation activities. Set up and operate irrigation equipment. Clear and maintain irrigation ditches. Adjust, repair, and service farm machinery. Transport packages to customers' vehicles. Load agricultural products into trucks, and drive trucks to market or storage facilities. Drive trucks or other vehicles to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers on or off the farm. Direct and monitor the activities of work crews engaged in planting, weeding, or harvesting activities. Repair farm buildings, fences, and other structures. Clean work areas, and maintain grounds and landscaping. Workers must abide by all Food Safety Rules. Assist in Good Agricultural Practices policies. Speak and understand English. Worker must be 18 years or older.
Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
Meals: Employer will provide three (3) meals per day to the worker If kitchen becomes unavailable. 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: 12 months
Twelve (12) 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 random drug test at no cost to the worker. Testing positive for an illegal/controlled substance or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment.
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