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This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/12913391

Job requires the operation of various tractors and farm equipment to till soil; work ground; prepare and maintain land; and plant, fertilize, spray, cultivate, harvest, and transport crops to elevator or storage area. Equipment that workers may be required to operate includes, but is not limited to, tractors with various implements, equipment that utilizes GPS and auto-guidance systems, sprayers, combines, Job requires tending to livestock in the forms of feeding, examining, tagging, calving cows and bred heifers, occasionally lifting and carrying newborn calves, and weaning calves from cows; operating various equipment including, but not limited to, tractors, mowers, skid steer, and harvest trucks. Non CDL farm trucks will be loaded with agricultural products such as crops, fertilizer, seed and chemicals and driven around the farm and to storage facilities as needed. Receiving crop for drying and storage at grain storage facility; disposing of spoiled grain; transporting grain from fields to grain bins; loading and unloading grain into trucks while keeping grain level; and shoveling grain. Manual duties include but are not limited to loading seed into planters; properly mixing chemicals; loading chemicals into sprayers; changing combine cutting heads; rouging fields and using hand tools to remove undesirable plant varieties, trash, and other objects from fields; performing general maintenance, repairs and/or clean-up of storage sheds, buildings, property borders and all farm equipment; ensuring operational areas are organized and well maintained; using hand tools and equipment to repair, clean and maintain farm vehicles, machinery and specialized machinery and agricultural equipment; and regularly servicing equipment. There are few typical days and workers may be required to change duties and/or locations often and engage in various general functions. Daily duties may vary depending on crop, weather, and field conditions. The employer reserves the right to increase workers\' pay or provide bonuses based on tenure, performance, or other factors that are solely based on the discretion of the employer.

Employer-provided housing

Daily transportation may be available to employees who do not reside in employer provided housing based on circumstance. Workers in possession of a valid drivers license will drive themselves to work at the beginning of the workday and back to employer provided housing at the end of the workday in an employer provided vehicle. Work vehicles will be provided at the beginning of the contract or upon arrival of the workers, whichever occurs first. 1 vehicle will be used with a seating capacity of 5. Vehicle provided is a ton truck. Workers will transport themselves to work at the specified time and place each day as directed by the employer. Using these vehicles, workers living in employer provided or secured housing will be allowed to travel to the store once per week to purchase groceries or other personal supplies. After obtaining permission from the employer, workers residing in employer provided housing can use the provided vehicles for personal purposes.