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Crops/Commodities: Potatoes. This job requires a minimum of 3 months of
verifiable prior experience performing duties associated with operating
and performing routine maintenance on GPS equipped potato farming
equipment. Applicants must be able to furnish verifiable job
reference(s) or comparable third party documentation from recent
employer(s) establishing acceptable prior experience. Driving tractors,
and planters, will plant, cultivate, and harvest potatoes. Workers will
drive and operate one or more GPS equipped farm machines, such as
tractors, Bottom Switch plows, Grimme planters, Windrowers, line
equipment with holding tanks, dry brushers, grading tables, harvesters,
pumps, tilling equipment, holding tanks, case-loaders, pivots, pilers,
windrowers, Dammer Dykes (cultivators) and other mechanized,
electrically powered or motor-driven equipment, on farms or in farm
equipment repair shops. Workers will operate the farm machinery,
equipment and vehicles. Workers will be instructed in the safety and
operation of the equipment before driving the equipment. Workers will be
expected to be able to operate equipment, with or without direction, in
a manner that protects the operator, visitors, other employees, crops,
trees, facilities and equipment. Failure to comply with operating and
safety standards may result in termination. This is a very demanding and
competitive business in which quality specifications must be rigorously
adhered to. The equipment workers will be operating and maintaining is
expensive and dangerous. Workers are expected to follow the employer\'s
requests to not only prevent damage to the equipment, but to also
prevent injuries to workers. Any equipment damaged by a worker\'s
failure to follow instructions or damaged due to malice will be charged
to the worker. Workers may hitch soil conditioning implements, such as
plow or harrow to tractor, and operate tractor and towed implement to
furrow and grade soil. Workers will drive tractors and operate
designated towed machines, such as drill or manure spreader, to plant,
fertilize, and dust crops. Prepares harvesting machine by adjusting
speeds of cutters, blowers and conveyors and height of cutting head or
depth of digging blades according to type, height, weight and condition
of crop being harvested, and contour of terrain. Attaches towed or
mounted-type harvesting machine to tractor using hand tools or drives
self-propelled harvesting machine to cut, pull up, dig, thresh, clean,
chop, bag or bundle crops. Workers will perform irrigation activities,
including setting up, moving and maintaining irrigation pipes and
equipment. Adjusts and lubricates machines and equipment to ensure
efficient operation. Workers will be required to prepare farm land for
planting. This includes removing trash, trees, stumps, rocks and any
other debris or material that will interfere with planting and
harvesting crops. Workers will be required to dig ditches for the
installation of pipe and to prevent erosion. Workers may be required to
pile the debris up for burning. Workers may be required to operate rakes
for root and limb removal. Workers may operate dozers, tractors, front
end loaders, bobcats and various other pieces of land clearing
equipment. Workers may be required to level land by moving dirt from one
location to another using equipment. Workers with a clean driving record
(no major moving violations such as but not limited to Driving While
Intoxicated or Reckless Driving) and possessing or able to obtain an
insurable driver\'s license may drive company vehicles. Workers with
appropriate licenses may transport other workers to and from
employer-provided housing directly to worksites each day and may
transport workers around farms during the workday, may transport crops,
supplies, tools and or equipment/supplies between employer\'s farm
locations, on private or public roads. Workers do not deliver to
customers. Housing provided only to non-local workers (i.e. permanent
residence outside normal commuting distance). Only workers may occupy
housing. Employer provides separate sleeping and bathroom facilities for
each gender. Employer possesses and controls premises at all times.
Workers must vacate housing promptly at end of contract period or upon
termination, in accordance with state law. Employer provides incidental
transportation between worksites at no cost to workers. For workers
residing in employer-provided housing, employer also provides free daily
transportation to and from the worksite, and weekly transportation to
closest town/city for personal errands (e.g., groceries, banking
services). Exact transportation schedule varies depending on work
location, work/weather conditions, and other factors, but shall occur
within a reasonable time before/after workday begins/ends. Employer
pays/reimburses foreign workers for all visa-related costs (excluding
passport fees) in the first workweek. For non-local workers, employer
arranges/provides inbound transportation via common carrier mode of
transportation (e.g., bus or plane) and reimburses workers for daily
subsistence and reasonable lodging costs, if applicable. Use of
employer-offered transportation is voluntary.
Housing provided only to non-local workers (i.e. permanent residence
outside normal commuting distance). Only workers may occupy housing.
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