Farmworker/laborer
Employer
67267 90th Ave
Hartford, MI 49057
United States
Job description
Job requires to complete tasks in general labor for greenhouse plants and vegetative transplants: tomato, pepper, watermelon, cucurbits, celery, cabbage, brassicas, onion, eggplant, herbs, tobacco, fruiting trees, and strawberries, planting, transplanting, seeding, growing and general maintenance. Employer will provide instructions and training on specific job duties.
Farm Laborer: Worker will be required to complete the following activities as directed by supervisor: fill, load, tag, move and stack seed trays; feed seed trays into seeding equipment; perform basic maintenance and operation of forklift, tractor and other farm equipment as directed on farm property only; fertilize and water plants manually or with irrigation equipment according to schedule and variety; repair and maintain irrigation system; apply pest control methods and perform maintenance on safety equipment as needed; general maintenance, cleaning and repairs of greenhouses and fields on Employer property; drive Employer-provided vehicle to other locations within 30 miles as directed.
Pay will be hourly.
Special Requirements
Season Commitment: Job offered requires worker be available for and worker agrees to work every day that work is available for entire employment period.
Worker must be able to perform job description duties in safe manner consistent with established safety procedures.
Worker must possess requisite physical strength and endurance to repeat harvest process throughout workday. Worker must work at sustained pace and make good faith efforts to work efficiently as reasonable under working conditions.
Field work begins at assigned time shortly after daylight. Work may be scheduled during moderate rain, in high humidity, when trees are wet with dew/rain, and in temperatures as low as 15 degrees F and up to 105 degrees F. Worker should have suitable clothing for variable weather conditions.
Drug testing not utilized as pre-employment tool.