Grain Storage Facility Operator

Walker Farms Agricultural Association · Greenville, MS

Employment period: 2026-11-12 to 2027-02-15

Hours per week: 35.0

Pay conditions

Wage offer for H-2A workers only is $8.84 per hour.

Job duties from the source

Job duties include preparing scale tickets, monitoring to ensure compliance with moisture and grade standards; transferring grain to proper storage location; transferring grain from storage bins to truck bins prior to shipment; operating augers and conveyors; clearing grain from automatic conveyor system that is causing jams, stoppages, or gaps in grain movement; performing housekeeping duties to ensure that storage locations are properly maintained; performing maintenance & minor miscellaneous repair on augers, grain bins and other tools involved with the storage of grain. Position also involves the harvesting, drying, packing, and storage of mature pecans as well as orchard management. Job will require workers using hand tools, push propelled pickers, sheets, and other orchard equipment to harvest pecans; operating dump carts, shakers, sweepers, harvesters, hedgers, and pecan carts; hedging, clearing the debris from, thinning and pruning pecan trees; performing orchard maintenance which includes pest control and grounds upkeep; cleaning and performing maintenance on harvest, drying, and storage equipment; stacking harvested product in assigned areas; grading and sanitizing pecans; monitoring orchards daily for pests; keeping harvesting records for harvest area identification in the event of contamination; planting tree seedlings; transplanting; weeding; covering harvesting pecans; loading, unloading, packing, and unpacking harvested pecans (conveyor belts, loading machines, separators, cleaners, dryers, sorting machine, trucks etc). Must be able to climb vertical grain leg. Daily duties may vary depending on weather 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.

Additional requirements

Job requires having, or being able to obtain, a driver's license within 30 days of hire. Basic English literacy skills are required. Job will require workers performing duties outdoors during periods when temperatures may exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Job duties will also require periods where workers will be required to push, pull, sit, walk, stoop, bend over, or perform repetitive movements for extended periods.

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Verification

H-2A disclosures

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How to apply

Prospective applicants will be considered for employment by applying through the local SWA or contacting the employer/hiring manager and showing proof that they meet the qualification/experience requirements. All applicants must apply directly to the employer during normal business hours of 8:00 am 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday. In-person or phone interviews will be required. Applicants must call Martin Walker at (662) 822-0301 prior to coming to the employers location to schedule an appointment. Applicants are NOT to come in for an interview without having scheduled an interview prior to arrival. Applicants must be able to furnish verbal or written proof establishing prior work experience. References may be contacted by employer to verify work experience. Workers should be notified of terms, conditions and nature of employment by the local employment office prior to referral. This notification will ensure applicants are able to review all information regarding employment, make an informed decision regarding the job, and compliance with disclosure requirements in accordance with 20 CFR 655.122(q). Interstate and Intrastate candidates will be interviewed over the phone. Compliance screens of workers will be done using the following criteria: 1) confirm availability, qualifications, ability, and willingness to perform work described in work contract/agreement and confirm intention to work the entire season, 2) confirmation of full disclosure of all terms, conditions, and nature of work/job by local employment agency, 3) local workers confirm availability of reliable daily transportation to and from the job site for the entire season. Non-local workers confirm availability of transportation to job site to begin work, 4) affirmative confirmation of legal qualifications to work in the US as described below. Workers who are reasonably able to return to their residence within the same day will not be provided with housing, subsistence and transportation. Employer will only complete the hiring process with workers who posses original identity and employment eligibility documents sufficient to complete USCIS Form I-9, as required by the Immigration Reform and Control Act. This is to ensure that the employer is only hiring workers legally entitled to work in the United States. All new hires must complete the Form I-9, as required by IRCA, prior to their first day of work. Workers that cannot provide this documentation will not be allowed to work until it is provided.

Recruitment phone: +16628220301

Recruitment: mwalkerfarms@gmail.com