Farm Worker

Job description

Duties may include: Plant, spray, weed, fertilize, water, and prune plants, shrubs, and trees, using gardening tools, repair farm buildings, fences, and other structures, clean work areas, and maintain grounds and landscaping. Load agricultural products such as hay and trees onto trucks. For calving season, workers will also be responsible for examining animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and to check physical characteristics, such as rate of weight gain. Workers will feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies during calving season to ensure new calves are getting proper dietary needs met, mix feed, additives, and medicines in prescribed portions. Segregate animals according to weight, age, color, and physical condition, & other related Farm Worker activities as per SOC/OES 45-2092 (onetonline.org).

Possible weekend/holiday work.

Special Requirements

Must be 18 years of age. Worker has 3 days from date of hire to show proof of legal authorization to work in the United States. Drug/alcohol/tobacco free work zone. Static strength; exert max muscle force to lift, push, pull, unload, carry objects up to 100lbs (possible 2-person); may climb, walk, stand, reach, balance, sit, stoop, bend, squat, wash, clean: equip, grounds, area. All applicants must be able, willing and qualified to perform work described and must be available for the entire period specified and work throughout all areas of intended employment. Possible background check post hire at employer's expense. Variable weather conditions may apply. Worker must be able to obtain a valid US Driver's License within 2 weeks of reporting to work.