Reference the below state and job order # when inquiring about this position.
Originating state and job order # Indiana - 10833243
REQUIREMENTS: Must be at least 18 years of age. Must be available the entire work period of 2/1/26-10/31/26. Must agree to 40 hr work week. Employer will provide transportation from employer provided living quarters to work site every day. Must read, and agree to, all terms and conditions of employment prior to a referral to the employer.
OPENINGS: 3
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Must have at least 3 months of verifiable experience in all job duties. This job requires exposure to extreme temperatures, ability to lift 50 lbs., repetitive movements, extensive walking, frequent stooping, extensive pushing and pulling, certification/license requirements, driver requirements.
JOB DUTIES: Handling manual tasks associated with commodity production and harvest activities. •Perform duties for receiving potato seed for planting and planting the potato seed. •Ensure potato seed equipment is operational and function prior to seed receiving. •Applying seed treatment to the potato seed. •Notify supervisor of any potato quality issues. •Use bobcat to unload seed potatoes or to move them around the farm. Find proper location for potatoes and use bobcat to move potatoes to its designated areas. •Operating potato agriculture equipment to prep the land for planting, including disks and chisel plows, hooking up tractor implements, troubleshooting equipment. •Operate potato planter. Operating technology on the equipment, including GPS guidance systems / autosteer, planter monitors, harvest monitors. •Bringing fertilizer tanks to the field by driving a pickup. •Mix and measure crop input chemicals for application. •Setting up and operating irrigation pumps and running irrigation. •During growing season, duties include monitoring the growth of the crop and any issues that may occur, conducting petiole and crop sampling, working on tillage equipment, including disks, chisel plows and tractors. Hooking up implements to the tractors. •Set up, maintain, repair and operate harvest equipment, including washlines, conveyers, tractors, bobcats, windrowers, and harvesters. •Other general agriculture duties include monitoring fields for weeds, diseases and insects. Digging potatoes by hand for sampling and sizing. Taking leaf and dirt samples. •Preparing farm site so the area is ready for harvest time operations. This includes installing washline and other potato handling equipment and conducting maintenance. Responsibilities also include preparing potato handling equipment and harvesters. •During harvest, responsibilities include operating the potato piler, bobcat, potato harvester, wind rower and tractors. •Other duties include performing general basic maintenance and welding as needed on potato equipment. •General site cleanup and general farm work will be included. •Full time supervision is provided and all tools are provided at no cost. Workers must be able to sit for prolonged periods of time and work in extreme temperatures. Lifting objects up to 50 lbs., bending, twisting, and stooping regularly will be required. •Participate in required health and safety training •All tools will be provided at no cost.
EMPLOYER ASSURANCES:
BOARD ARRANGEMENTS: Employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities so workers are able to prepare their own meals. The employer will provide transportation to assure workers access to stores where they can purchase groceries.
HOUSING: Employer-provided housing is available for all workers who live outside a reasonable daily driving distance.
TRANSPORTATION TO WORK SITE: The employer will provide transportation for all workers living in the employer-provided housing to and from the daily work site(s).
WORKERS COMPENSATION INSURANCE: Provided.
TOOLS, SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT: Tools, supplies, and equipment needed to complete the job will be provided by the employer at no cost to the worker.
ALL ASSURANCES AND TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT MUST BE REVIEWED BY THE JOB SEEKER PRIOR TO REFERRAL TO THE EMPLOYER.
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