Note: Housing is included with electric (up to $250 monthly), water, and garbage. This is a 2 bedroom, 2 bath, single-wide trailer, and is located on the farm/sanctuary site, with a separate address from the owner’s residence.
Experienced Farm Laborer wanted for central Kentucky Farm – Full-Time Position (40 hours weekly minimum) - emergencies require after hours attention - Two bedroom furnished housing is included with water, garbage, and elecric (up to $250 monthly)
Description:
Looking for an individual or couple to monitor and maintain 500 acres in rural Kentucky and maintain farm acreage, home, and cat sanctuary. Applicants should be in good health, resourceful, addiction and drug-free (this includes marijuana, hemp vape, cbd, etc.). There is a zero-tolerance policy for drugs on the property. Background check is required.
Responsibilities:
The primary responsibility is to ensure that the cat sanctuary is safe, secure, and well maintained. Fence repair is ongoing. Downed trees on the property will need to be chain sawed and moved for chipping so paths are clear to mow. Limbs overhanging the paths and thorn trees need to be removed. During hunting season, you will be required to monitor the property for illegal trespassing and/or hunting during early hours. Sometimes monitoring for coyotes at 10 pm is required. Hauling gravel with the tractor and a trailer is necessary. Handyman skills will be needed.
Qualifications:
Qualifications include someone who has a mandatory clean criminal background, a valid drivers license, is honest, reliable, and trustworthy with excellent communication skills, experience in farming, chain sawing, weed-eating, tractor grading, and fencing repair. Carpentry, plumbing, electrical, mechanical and automotive skills are a plus. Daily communication with the owner requires phone or text, possible email and task app such as Microsoft To-Do.
In addition, provide general property maintenance and upkeep to include:
· Basic Farm competence which includes use, care, and maintenance of chainsaws, weed eaters, mowers, atvs, RTVs, chipper, Bobcat, John Deere Tractor, bush hogs. You will be required to put belts on mowers. Attention to detail with care of the vehicles and machinery is a must.
· Repair roads and fences as needed; ranging from grading driveways with tractor and grader, to working on erosion issues of farm and in cat sanctuary.
· Fence maintenance: Maintenance and repair in cat sanctuary as well as perimeter fence work around property as needed. This may include paint and epair. Experience in this area is a plus.
· Purchase supplies for the property if needed.
· Light cleaning of the main house buildings, weekly weed eating (possibly 3 hours daily) and maintenance of main house grounds during season; lift heavy items, haul trash as needed; light vacuuming of cat sanctuary houses, wash down exterior buildings and areas as needed, weekly care and maintenance of above ground pool and hot tub to ensure functionality, and leaf maintenance.
· Seasonal window cleaning.
· Seasonal HVAC, generator maintenance experience is a plus. You will be required to look at problem issues with various machines on farm and in the home first, prior to an experienced technician being called for any issues.
· Experience with internet and hooking up cameras is a plus.
· Yard and property maintenance: manage weeds, monitor, and maintain seasonal irrigation, and start up, maintain and winterize farm equipment. Diesel mechanical experience a plus.
· Maintain electric gates at residences.
· Mowing and maintenance of paths during season. Downed trees will need to be cut up and put in wood pile. Limbs and thorn trees will be taken to a specific area for wood-chipping.
· Coordinate and meet with any approved vendor or contractor who visits the property.
· Provide or coordinate ATV and RTV vehicle repairs on occasion. Diesel experience a plus.
· Hooking up flatbed trailer hitch to truck and helping owner lift boxes and equipment is required.
Housing is included with electric (up to $250 monthly), water, and garbage. This is a 2 bedroom, 2 bath, single-wide trailer, and is located on the farm/sanctuary site, with a separate address from the owner’s residence. It is secured with private electric gates for which you will be given a clicker, and owner will drive on this property at least twice daily. Other work vendors also have use to this driveway if farmwork is needed. Extended-stay guests and roommates in the house will require prior written approval. Pets will be considered.
The property is exquisite, with deer roaming in wide open spaces. There is a strict no hunting policy. Super Walmart is less than 5 miles away and the town offers numerous restaurants.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $15.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Schedule:
Experience:
- Farm machinery: 5 years (Required)
Language:
Ability to Commute:
- Harrodsburg, KY 40330 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Harrodsburg, KY 40330: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
