Farmworkers, Laborers
Employer
907 3rd Avenue
Hancock , WI 54943
United States
Job description
Workers will perform general farm labor in the fields and around the farm completing general field work, rock picking, and land improvement projects. Workers will need to be able to work in a team environment, while multi-tasking in a variety of situations. Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with Seed Cutting Supervisor, and other Maintenance/Line Workers, in a noisy and fast-paced work environment. Workers will monitor the distribution and flow of whole seed into and through the Seed Cutter and cutter blades, assessing the condition and operation of the sizing screens, and making adjustments to the Seed Cutter to facilitate greater efficiency and productivity. Workers will be responsible for working a conveyor line ensuring that potatoes are graded to various standards and sorted. This includes the sorting of mis-cut seed potatoes to assure they are cut to optimal seed size for planting, along with removal of rock, debris, waste, and other foreign materials, are removed from around and under the rock table before the uncut seed enters the Seed Cutter. Throwing rejected materials into proper receptacles. Workers may be asked to drive farm equipment on the farm. Workers will ensure that trucks coming into the facility are emptied and that trucks are backing up to unloading Even Flow/ conveyor/ loading Piler correctly, while minimizing any impact on the potatoes. Workers may be asked to drive potatoes to potato shed on the farm. Workers may also perform irrigations duties such as mow and weed wack pivots and wells, check well dripper oil, drops and sprinklers for leaks, trim headland tree limbs and retrieve fertilizer tanks. This also includes cleaning and rinsing fertigation tanks between rounds, as well as assisting in the changing and draining of gearboxes, and flat tires on pivots. May drive workers to/from housing to fields and to grocery store once a week.
Special Requirements
See Addendum C