Farm Workers and Laborers

Trimble Tobacco

Bedford, KYTemporary$13.94/hrPosted 4mo agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation

$13.94/hr

Location

Bedford, KY

Schedule

Temporary

Work Authorization

Not specified

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Job overview

Trimble Tobacco is hiring a Farm Workers and Laborers. The Farm Worker and Laborer will perform various duties related to Burley, Dark Fired, and Air Cured tobacco production, including greenhouse care, setting, topping, oiling, cutting, housing, and stripping. Responsibilities also extend to forage production, planting, cultivating, and harvesting row crops and vegetables/fruits. The role involves operating farm machinery, manual labor, and maintaining equipment.

Key focus areas include Perform greenhouse care, setting, topping, oiling, cutting, housing and stripping for tobacco, Cut wood and carry to barn to fire dark fired tobacco, and Remove remaining ashes after tobacco is fired.

Important skills include Greenhouse Care, Setting Tobacco, Topping Tobacco, Oiling Tobacco, Cutting Tobacco, and Housing Tobacco.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Greenhouse CareSetting TobaccoTopping TobaccoOiling TobaccoCutting TobaccoHousing TobaccoStripping TobaccoCutting WoodCarrying Wood to BarnFiring TobaccoRemoving AshesChopping Weeds With HoeRemoving Tops From PlantsRemoving Suckers From PlantsApplying Side DressingSeeding TobaccoSoil PreparationOperating Tillage EquipmentOperating Cutting EquipmentBalingLoading BalesHauling BalesDriving Farm MachineryOperating Farm MachineryTending Farm EquipmentOperating TractorsOperating CombinesGrain Bin CleaningOperating Irrigation EquipmentAttaching Farm ImplementsDriving Tractor in FieldTilling SoilPlanting CropCultivating CropHarvesting by HandHusking CornShelling CornLubricating Farm MachineryRepairing Farm MachineryLoading Grain TrucksUnloading Grain TrucksTransferring Grain Through Elevator SystemCleaning Out Grain BinsElevator RepairUnloading Grain Onto ConveyorsOperating Machinery for Cleaning GrainTransferring Grain Between BinsMaintenance on Grain BinsLoading Agricultural Products Into TrucksDriving Trucks to Market

Qualifications

Cut 100 Sticks Per Hour for Burley TobaccoCut/Spike 50-60 Sticks Per Hour for Dark Fired TobaccoAble to Climb Heights

Full job description

Expected Start Date

08/15/2026

Compensation

$13.94 - $13.94 / hourly

Hours Per Week

Number Of Positions

Job Description

Burley Tobacco: Duties to include, but not limited to: greenhouse care, setting, topping, oiling, cutting, housing and stripping. Workers will be trained for a period of two days (14 hours) after which the worker will be expected to cut 100 sticks per hour - does not include dropping sticks in field.

Dark Fired Tobacco: Duties to include, but not limited to: greenhouse care, setting, topping, oiling, cutting, housing and stripping. Workers will be required to cut wood and carry to barn to fire the tobacco. Wooden slabs covered with sawdust are placed under the tobacco that is hanging in barn. Slabs are fired to smoke the tobacco and is repeated until the tobacco becomes the appropriate color. Worker will remove remaining ashes after the tobacco is fired. Worker is required to cut/spike 50-60 sticks per hour.

Air Cured Tobacco: Duties to include, but not limited to: greenhouse care, setting, topping, oiling, cutting, housing and stripping.

Other Related Duties for all types of tobacco: Workers may chop weeds between plants with hoe; remove tops and suckers from plants, apply side dressing. The employer will train new workers in seeding, setting cutting, housing and stripping tobacco for a period of two days (14 working hours). A trained worker is expected to cut 100 sticks per hour for burley tobacco and 50-60 sticks per hour for dark fired tobacco.

Forage: Duties to include, but not limited to: Soil preparation, operating tillage equipment, cutting equipment, baling, and loading bales. Hauling bales to storage barns / farms that purchase hay.

Planting, Cultivating, & Harvesting Row Crop: Duties to include, but not limited to: Workers may drive and operate farm machinery to plant, cultivate, harvest and store grain crops such as corn, wheat, soybeans, etc. Operate or tend equipment used in agricultural production, such as tractors, combines, grain bin cleaning, and irrigation equipment. Attach farm implements such as plow, disc, and drill to tractor and drive tractor in field to till soil and plant / cultivate crop. Workers may also cultivate & harvest by hand. Perform variety of other duties such as husking and shelling corn, lubricating, and repairing farm machinery. Loading/unloading grain trucks, transfers gain through elevator grain system, clean out grain bins, elevator repair, unloads grain onto conveyors for storage in bins, operate machinery for cleaning of grain, cleaning grain bins, transferring grain from one bin to another clean bin, and maintenance on grain bins. Workers must be able to climb heights. Load agricultural products into trucks, and drive trucks to market or storage facilities. Assist in set-up of product for sale of crop.

Planting, Cultivating, & Harvesting Vegetables/Fruits: Duties to include, but not limited to: Workers may drive and operate farm machinery to plant, cultivate, harvest and store vegetables. Attach farm implements such as plow, disc, and drill to tractor and drive tractor in field to till and fertilize soil, or to plant, cultivate, spray, & harvest crop. Perform variety of other duties such as lubricating and repairing farm machinery. May plan and schedule plowing, cultivating and harvesting operations. Plant, cultivate, harvest, & pack vegetables (boxes, buckets & crates). Lay plastic, setting plants, weeding (w/ hoe & by hand), driving stakes, grading / sorting and activities associated with vegetable production. Load agricultural products into trucks, and drive trucks to market or storage facilities. Assist in set-up of product for sale of crop.