Sod Farm Worker

Job description

Sod Farm Worker: Plants, waters, sprays, weeds sod. Prepares soil and growth medium, hauls and spreads topsoil, fertilizer, peat moss, lime and other soil conditions on sod grass and turf areas. Digs, rakes, screens soil. Fills tanks with water. Weeds, water, sows grass seed and plants plugs of sod. Operates mowers and sod cutters. Cuts, rolls and stacks sod by hand or machine. Operate harvesters and forklifts to load and unload pallets of turf. Load and unload sod and farm material by hand. Workers may assist in loading of trucks by lifting 75 pounds to a height of 5 feet or more repetitively. Work is to be done in the field for long periods of time. May operate and perform minor maintenance and repairs on farm vehicles, implements and equipment. May repair fences, sheds, and other farm buildings and structures. May participate in irrigation activities. Perform farm, field and shed sanitation duties. Mow grass and operate trimmer around farm buildings. Direct and monitor the work of casual and seasonal help during planting and harvesting. Operate farm vehicles to haul crops and drive other farmworkers from place to place around the farm properties (including on public roads to reach farmer’s fields) during the workday. Though not a hiring requirement, if a worker drives a company vehicle during the period of employment then at the time of operating the company vehicle the driver must possess a valid driver’s license issued by a U.S. state or foreign equivalent and operate the company vehicle in accordance with the license restrictions and vehicle classifications applicable to that license.

Work may also include mechanized field work using power equipment. By way of example and not limitation, power equipment may include tractors, planters, sprayers, cultivators, mowers, lift trucks and other equipment. Workers will be expected to be able to operate agricultural equipment with or without direction.

Workers should be able to work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Allergies to grasses, ragweed, goldenrod etc. may affect workers’ ability to perform the job. Workers should be physically able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations.

Workers are exposed to wet weather early in the morning through the heat of the day while working in fields. Temperatures may range from 10° F to +100° F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations.

Special Requirements

El empleador har las siguientes deducciones de los salarios de los trabajadores: FICA, Medicare y impuestos como lo requiere la ley; adelantos en efectivo y pago de los prstamos (A diferencia de los trabajadores estadounidenses, los trabajadores extranjeros H-2A no estn sujetos a deducciones de impuestos sobre la nmina por FICA, Medicare o retenciones federales.); reembolso del pago en exceso de los salarios a los trabajadores; recuperacin de cualquier prdida para el empleador debido a los daos del trabajador, ms all del desgaste normales y rotura o prdida de equipos o elementos de vivienda, donde se muestra que el trabajador es responsable. No deduccin no requiere que la ley se har que trae ingresos por hora de los trabajadores por debajo de la ms alta del salario mnimo federal y el salario mnimo estatal.