Farm Equipment Mechanic

This job was posted by : For more information, please see: Seasonal/Temporary Work 11/15/26-3/1/27 Duties may include: Plant, spray, weed, fertilize, water, and prune plants, shrubs, and trees, using gardening tools. Operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery to plow, harrow and fertilize soil, or to plant, cultivate, spray and harvest crops. Load agricultural products into trucks, and drive trucks to market or storage facilities. Repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment. Clean work areas, and maintain grounds and landscaping. Repair farm buildings, fences, and other structures & other related Farm Hand activities as per SOC/OES 45-2092 (onetonline.org). Possible weekend/holiday work. All work will be done with employer-provided tools, equipment and supplies without charge or deposit. The worker will be offered a total number of work hours equal to at least three-fourths of the workdays from the workers\ first workday (or the listed start date, whichever is later) through the contract end date, including any extensions. Employer-provided housing available at no cost to each worker who cannot reasonably return to their residence within the same day. Must be dependable and fulfill work obligations and pay attention to detail; complete work tasks. The start and end of the workday depend on crop and weather conditions, which means work may begin or end earlier or later than usual. Evening and/or night hours may be required. Employees will be offered, at minimum, a 30-minute unpaid meal break each workday. Additional rest or meal periods may be provided in accordance with applicable state laws. Workers are not allowed to begin work before the scheduled start time or continue after the scheduled stop time. Workers must leave cell phones, pagers, iPad, iPod, or any other electronic device in their housing area unless expressly authorized by the employer. Any worker found to have commit serious acts of misconduct, refuses to follow instructions, violates work rules, fails to perform job duties in a competent manner, or other lawful job-related reasons will be subject to termination. Any worker who physically threatens another worker, the employer, or customers will be subject to immediate termination. Workers who do not follow instructions, break rules that ensure efficiency & safety, refuse to perform the work for which they were hired (without justified cause), or lack skills & competency to perform the job satisfactorily after receiving instruction, will face discipline. This can include verbal or written warnings, as well as corrective actions. If issues persist despite warnings & corrections, workers may be terminated.\ Workers can be terminated immediately for egregious violations including, but not limited to a) theft from the employer or coworkers b) deliberate abuse or destruction of any property, i.e. machinery, vehicles, equipment, tools, or any other property owned by the employer or fellow employees, c) falsifying identification, personnel, medical, production or other work-related records, d) other serious act of misconduct. \ In view of the statutorily established basic function of the ES as a no-fee labor exchange, that is, as a forum for bringing together employers and job seekers, neither the ETA nor the SWAs are guarantors of the accuracy or truthfulness of information contained on job orders submitted by employers. Nor does any job order accepted or recruited upon by the ES constitute a contractual job offer to which the ETA or a SWA is in any way a party