Seasonal Farm Laborer - Layton Crops

To meet the needs of the Church, we seek to build teams that represent the diverse perspectives, broad life experiences and backgrounds of our global Church membership.

About the role

This role helps to foster self-reliance, care for the poor and the needy, and provide opportunities for giving and service by helping members become economically and emotionally self-reliant; providing access to essential food and clothing items; helping members prepare for and respond to disasters; and providing humanitarian aid to relieve suffering, thus furthering the mission of the Church.

Performs semi or unskilled physical labor to assist the project manager in the planting, cultivating, irrigating, and harvesting of crops on the welfare project. May assist with livestock as required. This is a seasonal agricultural position, meaning the incumbent is on-call for the period of time needed to plant, cultivate, and harvest crops.

Responsibilities

• Performs manual duties involved in planting, cultivating, irrigating, and harvesting crops.
• May mix chemical solutions, such as pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers in preparation for application to crops.
• May move irrigation tubing and/or pipes throughout farm project.
• Operate pivots.
• Uses hand-held shovel, hoe, and rake to perform assigned duties.
• May drive and operate some farm machinery as assigned by supervisor.
• Performs duties such as painting, weeding, and cleaning to maintain the physical facility to reflect Church standards and image.
• Operate light farm equipment.
• Makes minor mechanical adjustments and repairs on farm machinery.
• Adds oil, gasoline, diesel fuel, and water to appropriate tanks on farm machinery.

Requirements

• Two years prior agriculture farm experience or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• Demonstrated experience operating basic farm machinery and equipment.
• Must be mechanically oriented and have some mechanical skills.
• Must have proper driver's license for equipment operation.
• Must possess the ability to work steadily and quickly.
• Ability to hear, understand, and follow directions from supervisor.
• Must work long, strenuous hours in varying climate conditions.
• Incumbent makes only minor decisions as it relates to assigned tasks; the freedom to act and make decisions increases with the level of knowledge and experience gained.
• Must be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and currently temple worthy.

About Us

Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord’s work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings—giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances—our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world. They are literally working in His kingdom.

The Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law. Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.