Field Hand (Seasonal) [Monte Alto]

The Pictsweet Company • Monte Alto, TX

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The Pictsweet Company is seeking seasonal Field Hands for its agriculture team in the Monte Alto, Texas area. Field Hands drive and operate farm machinery to harvest field crops. The position involves transporting equipment, operating tractors and harvest machines, maintaining and troubleshooting machinery, and following company safety guidelines. Work may require extended hours, six to seven days per week including holidays, and travel away from home for extended periods.

Requirements

• At least one year of experience operating, maintaining, and repairing farm machinery.
• Possess a valid and current driver's license.
• Driving record must meet the Company's Fleet Safety Program requirements.
• Ability to work extended hours, including evenings and dawn.
• Ability to work six to seven days per week, including holidays.
• Ability to travel and work away from home for extended periods, potentially up to a month.
• Ability to apply common-sense understanding to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of the job, including standing, walking, handling tools or controls, reaching, stooping, crouching or crawling, and lifting or moving loads up to 100 pounds occasionally.

Nice To Haves

• Some formal education.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules and signs, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedures.
• Some knowledge of basic mechanics, electricity, and welding.

Responsibilities

• Load and drive a truck and trailer to transport farm equipment and machinery to specified locations.
• Attach farm implements to a tractor.
• Drive a tractor across fields or between crop rows while towing and operating implements to harvest crops.
• Drive and operate self-propelled harvest machines.
• Add oil, gasoline or diesel, and water to appropriate machinery tanks.
• Troubleshoot farm machinery and make minor mechanical adjustments and repairs as needed.
• Wear personal protective equipment before beginning work.
• Follow company safety guidelines.

What This Job Offers

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