Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Farm Hands are key to any agricultural operation. We raise Black Angus cattle in Kingston and could use an extra set of hands. We need someone who is not afraid to get dirty and work hard. Can you operate a shovel and a broom? Do you have experience with equipment such as a forklift or a tractor? Are you looking to expand your knowledge base of day to day operations of a farm? We need someone with a great work ethic who has the ability to operate and perform regular maintenance on machinery. Cleaning, greasing, changing oil and filters, etc.

This position comes with opportunities for a flexible work schedule, and additional project based hours. In addition to discounts on all meals from our restaurants and other businesses, we also offer cross-training if you are enthusiastic about learning more about the rest of what we do.

Skills Required:

-Self-Motivated

-Willing to work evenings, weekends, and holidays, by mutual agreement, and as-needed.

-Reliable transportation and a good driving record (CDL not required)

-Time Management Skills

-Attention to detail

-Able to lift at least fifty (50) pounds

-Follow directions well and ask questions when needed

-Mechanically inclined individuals strongly encouraged to apply

-Welding experience is not required but is definitely a plus!

What might you actually be doing at this job? Here are some example projects and tasks:

Emptying or assisting with emptying 1200lb grain bins using a tractor. Washing them and reloading/ strapping on the trailer.

Cutting blackberry vines off fence lines.

Trimming tree limbs, collecting limbs that have fallen.

Repairing barbed wire fences. This will involve hand tools only.

Replacing Barbed wire fences with steel pipe or wire rope fences. This will be an ongoing larger project, which we will work to accomplish in sections. Not something you’ll do on your own. You’ll need to be proficient with or quickly learn how to use a level to make a post level and plumb, as well as handle and cut pipes, and prep for welding using an angle grinder..

Using a shovel to dig up broken water or drain pipes. Cut and repair pipes.

Clean out gutters and roofs using ladders and hand tools.

Use a pressure washer to clean concrete surfaces and equipment

Clean interior and exteriors of trucks and tractors.

Organize and put away tools

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