Apply on Employer Site

Foothill Packing Inc · 5 months ago

Field Workers, Irrigators, and Ag Equipment Operators

Yuma, AZ

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

Foothill Packing Inc is seeking Field Workers, Irrigators, and Agricultural Equipment Operators to perform essential tasks related to irrigation and farm equipment operation. The role involves general irrigation work, maintenance of produce fields, and operating various farm equipment for field preparation and farming activities.

Farming

Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Supervisor/Foreperson, performs general irrigation work of produce fields via drip/sprinkler irrigation

Drip irrigation installation, repair, sprinkler installation, repair and maintenance

Performs maintenance in and around produce fields such as weeding and thinning with a long handle hoe around irrigation valves and trash removals

Tractor driving activities for purpose sprinkler irrigation pipe

Reports breakdowns and understands and abides by our safety procedures and performance standards

Can fill out maintenance and progression sheets

Workers will drive and operate various farm equipment to perform farm field preparation such as planting, cultivating, fertilizing, farming, and maintaining farms

Will attach and adjust farm implements to tractors such as discs, plows, lasers, rippers, cultivators, listers and planters and will ensure equipment is operating properly at optimum performances

Workers must conduct daily maintenance check prior to operate the tractor, monitor, and drive tractors safely and efficiently over difficult terrain and must have sufficient knowledge of tractor mechanics to make simple and minor adjustments and repairs to tractors

Workers will be required to understand and operate the GPS operating system

Required to have knowledge of driving a tractor, must pass tractor safety training and demonstrate ability to operate tractor in a safe manner

Workers may occasionally and/or sporadically perform duties associated with and directly related to the primary duties such as cleaning up the field

In the event that an employee is injured while on the job, the Company will provide a temporary work assignment that will be as closely related to the job duties described herein, while the employee recovers from a work related illness which meets with physicians clearance to return to work under specific limitations

Qualification

Tractor operationIrrigation installationEquipment maintenanceGPS operating systemSafety proceduresWeedingThinningField preparation

Required

Basic knowledge of driving a tractor

Must pass tractor safety training

Demonstrate ability to operate tractor in a safe manner

Understanding and compliance with 8 Cal. Code Regulations Section 3437, 3456(b-c)

Sufficient knowledge of tractor mechanics to make simple and minor adjustments and repairs to tractors

Ability to conduct daily maintenance check prior to operating the tractor

Ability to monitor and drive tractors safely and efficiently over difficult terrain

Understanding and operation of the GPS operating system

Benefits

The Company will provide a temporary work assignment that will be as closely related to the job duties described herein, while the employee recovers from a work related illness which meets with physicians clearance to return to work under specific limitations.