We are seeking dedicated and hardworking individuals for our Sweet Potato harvesting season. This is a seasonal job and if hired, you are expected to complete the full contract period.
SWEET POTATO: Workers may be riding a mechanical sweet potato harvesting trailer pulled by a tractor where they will be pulling vines away from potatoes and sorting potatoes into bins also on trailer. Workers must pay close attention and follow all safety precautions. Workers may be asked to operate tractor pulling mechanical harvester. May be asked to operate vehicles, farm equipment, tractors (in the field) while using implements such as hipper, disk, dual, chisel plow, bush hog, skid steer/loader, forklift, potato harvester, water trailer, and any other equipment related to cultivating and harvesting crops. May walk fields & harvest sweet potatoes by hand with use of buckets. Potatoes must be sorted by size while separating damaged & undersized potatoes as instructed by Leader or Supervisor. Workers may be asked to drive farm vehicles, but will not be transporting other workers. Will clean vines from row in front of diggers.
MISC: These jobs will also involve field work such as clearing ground of rocks, sticks & roots by hand, clearing brush and trees with chain saws, manually weeding fields, draining water from fields, and general field, fence, barns & potato shed maintenance, minor repairs & cleaning of hand tools and mechanical equipment prior to and after use. May use wood to build and repair boxes for potatoes/vegetables.
Employment period: Aug 31, 2026 – Nov 6, 2026
