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Crops/Commodities: Custom Silage harvester. Primary duties (performed
the majority of workdays): Operate tractor trailer or strait dumpbed
silage truck, and or silage packing tractor or other harvesting
equipment to harvest a variety of grain, grass and oilseed crops.
Service machinery, trucks and trailers. Make in-field repairs. Must be
able to operate, maintain and repair agricultural equipment with or
without direction. Employer will provide, at no cost to workers, an
effective means of communicating in an emergency, which may include but
is not limited to a satellite phone, cell phone, wireless device, radio
transmitter, or other electronic device effective in the entire
geographic area where work will be performed. Mow, cut, and weed fields.
Prepare and/or clear land for planting using mechanized or hand
equipment to remove trash, rocks, or other debris or material that may
interfere with planting or harvesting activities. Level land by moving
dirt and other materials. Equipment may include tractors, dozers,
planters, mowers, plows, sprayers, cultivators, power shears, chainsaws,
bobcats, skid loaders, high lifts, and trucks or other vehicles.
Manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on
machinery. Adjust speeds of cutters, blowers, and conveyors and height
of cutting head. Clean, adjust, repair, and perform routine service on
equipment (e.g., lubricating grease points, inspecting and maintaining
fluid levels, checking belt and conveyor tensions, and maintaining
tires, wheels, bearings, belts, and other wear parts). Repair or replace
defective parts. Attach farm implements (e.g., plows, harrows, discs,
sprayers) using hand tools. May assist with other general farm
maintenance or repairs. Workers must operate all equipment properly and
in a manner that protects operator, others, the employer\'s products and
property. Failure to comply with safety requirements and operating
instructions may result in disciplinary action up to and including
immediate termination. Must wear assigned personal protective equipment
when required. Must report for work daily wearing work clothing and
boots or other durable foot wear. Workers wearing clothing inappropriate
for work will not be permitted to start work. Employer requires all
newly-hired employees to take and pass an employer-paid drug test before
starting work. Drug test not required for prospective applicants prior
to hiring decision. All testing is conducted uniformly after an initial
job offer has been extended and accepted by the new hire. Workers
testing positive will be immediately terminated and paid for all hours
worked between the first date of employment and the date of termination,
if any. In the case of a non-local or foreign worker who is terminated
for failure to pass a drug test, the employer will arrange least-cost
transportation to the worker\'s place of recruitment, at the worker\'s
expense. The employer will also test at random. Must have or be able to
obtain a valid CDL with air brake and double/triple endorsements to
permit driving of trucks within 30 days of hire. Must be able to pass
test for said licenses in the language administered. Must furnish to
employer a current drivers abstract showing acceptable driving record.
Must be able to complete employer\'s and USDOT-mandated forms, including
work, field, vehicle inspection and mileage records in English and
perform basic arithmetic calculations as required. Employer-paid
pre-employment, as well as post-employment random, upon suspicion and
post-accident drug testing required. Drug testing conducted uniformly
for all employees, both foreign and domestic. Tests are conducted in
accordance with USDOT standards after the initial employment offer has
been extended and accepted. Drug test not required for prospective
applicants prior to hiring decision. Any worker who fails a mandatory
drug test and is unable to obtain the required licensing as a result
will be terminated.
Housing is provided. Reimbursement for transportation and subsistence is
also offered. Transportation will be provided at no cost to workers,
from employer-provided housing and, if applicable, centralized pick-up
points to the places of employment at the beginning of each workday and
back at the end of each work day. Please contact employer for further
details.
