H-2A

Cotton Gin Worker

Condiciones del empleo

Cotton Gin Worker: Operate ginning equipment, including but not limited to bale hoisters, skid steer loaders, forklifts and cotton module feeders. Assist gin operator with repairing equipment, clearing blockages, cleaning lint filters, refilling supplies, sweeping floors, removing trash buildup, and picking up cotton on yard. Operate baling press. Load cotton module to feeders, feed wires on press, un-tarp modules, move bales from press to bale slab. Tie, tag and bag cotton and mote bales. Secure cotton with ties. Remove cotton samples for quality inspection. Use hoister to load cotton and mote bales onto vehicles for transport. Work is done for long periods of time. May operate light truck or van over the road to drive themselves or other farmworkers from employer-provided housing and the gin. May operate light truck or van off the farm and over the road to drive themselves or other farmworkers from place to place, such as to the grocery store, bank, government agencies, medical or dental offices and so forth. Though not a hiring requirement, if a worker drives a company vehicle during the period of employment then at the time of operating the company vehicle the driver must possess a valid driver’s license issued by a U.S. state or foreign equivalent and operate the company vehicle in accordance with the license restrictions and vehicle classifications applicable to that license.