Farmworkers Laborers Crop
Employer
35 DAVANDJER LANE
PINE ISLAND , NY 10969
United States
Job description
Manually cultivate, & harvest vegetables & herbs including but not limited to: lettuce, beets, carrots, onions, corn, squash, greens & spinach. Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, & knives. Duties include mulching, plastic removal, transplanting, weeding, thinning, and/or pruning crops. Set up & operate irrigation equipment. Harvest vegetables by hand. Harvesting, cleaning, grading and packing the vegetables grown on the farm. Work requires standing, sitting, kneeling and lifting up to 50 lbs. on a consistent basis throughout the day. Employer will provide 3 days of training to allow workers to reach production standard. Workers are expected to pick a minimum of 6 boxes per hour of bunched carrots, beets, radishes & cilantro. While working in the field, all cell phone usage is limited to emergency use only. Workers referred as a result of this order must have a minimum of three months of verifiable experience in performing the tasks described in his order.
Special Requirements
EMPLOYER WILL EXPECT WORKERS TO PICK A MINIMUM OF 6 BOXES PER HOUR OF BUNCHED CARROTS, BEETS RADISHES & CILANTRO.
The employer will not guarantee to pay the workers a bonus but reserves the right, at the employers sole discretion, to offer a bonus or to pay an hourly wage rate in excess of the highest applicable rate stated above based on longevity of tenure or exceptional job performance.
The employer reserves the right, at the employers sole discretion, to temporarily raise the above listed piece rate due to crop conditions. In the tasks where there is no prevailing practice to pay a piece rate, the employer, at his sole discretion, may opt to pay per hour to ensure a good quality product.