Farmworkers & Laborers

Arkansas Employer

Augusta, AR

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Agricultural Crops, Agricultural Equipment, Agriculture, Carpentry, Forklift, Gardening, Hand Tools, Harvester, Loading/Unloading, Safety Process, Skid Steer Loader
LOCATION
Augusta, AR
POSTED
1 day ago
This job was posted by https://www.arjoblink.arkansas.gov : For more
information, please see: https://www.arjoblink.arkansas.gov/jobs/4776291
Seasonal/Temporary work from 8/25/2026 - 11/5/2026
Workers will perform duties associated with the planting, cultivation,
harvesting, and handling of sweet potatoes. Workers may ride on a
mechanical sweet potato harvesting trailer pulled by a tractor, where
duties include pulling vines away from potatoes and sorting harvested
potatoes into bins located on the trailer. Workers must pay close
attention to their surroundings and follow all employer safety policies
and procedures while performing harvesting activities. Workers may walk
fields and harvest sweet potatoes by hand using buckets. Harvested
potatoes must be sorted by size and quality, with damaged, defective, or
undersized potatoes separated as directed by the crew leader or
supervisor. Workers may also participate in loading, unloading,
handling, and transporting harvested sweet potatoes as assigned. Workers
may assist on the packline performing duties such as sorting, grading,
inspecting, packing, and preparing sweet potatoes for storage, shipment,
or market according to employer specifications. Workers may operate
tractors and other farm equipment used in the cultivation and harvesting
of crops, including but not limited to sweet potato harvesters,
forklifts, skid steers, water trailers, bush hogs, disk harrows, chisel
plows, hipper equipment, dual implements, and other equipment associated
with agricultural operations. Workers assigned equipment operation
duties must operate machinery safely and in accordance with employer
instructions and safety procedures Additional duties include clearing
fields of rocks, sticks, roots, brush, and other debris by hand or with
hand tools; manually weeding fields; draining water from fields;
participating in irrigation activities; and performing general field
maintenance. Workers may also perform fence, barn, and potato shed
maintenance, including minor repairs, cleaning, and upkeep of
facilities, hand tools, and mechanical equipment before and after use.
Workers may use lumber and basic carpentry tools to construct, repair,
and maintain boxes used for handling and storing potatoes and other
vegetables. Workers may clean and maintain potato sheds and other
agricultural facilities located on the farm. There are few typical days,
and workers may be required to change duties and/or locations frequently
and perform a variety of general agricultural 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 at the sole discretion of the
employer.
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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

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Arkansas Employer