Farmworkers And Laborers- Crops, Nursery And Greenhouse
Employer
125 South Granby Road, .3 miles west of NY Rt. 48
Fulton, NY 13069
United States
Job description
Plant, spray, weed, fertilize, and water plants including ornamental, perennials, herbs, annuals, hanging baskets, vegetable starter plants, shrubs and flowers using hand and gardening tools. Flowers include lobelia, Alyssum, Marigold- African type & French type, begonia-wax, celosia, pansy, coleus, petunias, cosmos, portulaca, salvia, dusty miller, snapdragons, Impatiens and geraniums. Vegetable plants to include tomatoes, peppers, and pumpkins. Transplant and/or pot and label them. Detect the presence of insects or disease by feeling plants leaves and noting their coloring. Operate 50 HP tractors, forklifts, bale busters and other machinery and equipment to fertilize, cultivate, and spray greenhouses, plants and pumpkins. Will operate equipment in farm fields and drive on farm roads. All driving will be limited to activities incidental to working at the business location. Drivers will operate forklifts, tractors and box trucks to move plant material and other supplies around to various locations in the greenhouse/nursery for production and to place in sale areas. All workers will be required to drive and be able to obtain a drivers license.All driving or operation of vehicles are limited to those listed in the job description. Inspect plants and bud ties to assess quality. Spray plants/flowers with prescribed herbicides, fungicides and pesticides to control diseases and insects under strict supervision. Dig, cut, and transplant seedlings and cuttings. Move containerized plants, and flowers, using wheelbarrows or tractors. Clean work areas, and maintain grounds and landscaping. Haul and spread topsoil, fertilizer, peat moss, and other materials to condition soil, using wheelbarrows or carts and shovels. Will lift and carry bags of fertilizer weighing up to 80 pounds. Maintain and repair irrigation and climate control systems. Workers must have experience in working with farm sanitary and safety practices as required in Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) plans. Employer will furnish to workers, without cost, all tools and equipment required in the performance of the duties assigned. Workers should report for work with their own suitable work clothing. Field temperatures may range from 0 degrees to 90+ degrees F and work may be done in the rain, snow, mud, wind and sun. Due to health and safety concerns relating to pesticide application and the operation of equipment on our farm, workers are required to have the ability to comprehend simple oral and written instructions in English. After hiring, employer may conduct random drug tests at employers expense. Workers referred against this order must have a minimum of 3 months experience in performing tasks described in this order.
Special Requirements
a. Workers must be able to demonstrate that they are physically able to perform the work as described.
b. The employer will provide 0 days of training for worker.
c. Employer may require worker to perform any available general farm work if the guarantee referenced in Section 17a Additional Assurance for Clearance Orders is invoked.
d. Employer may terminate worker with timely notification to the NPC and DHS, if the worker: 1) Refuses, without cause, to perform work for which the worker was recruited and hired; 2) Commits serious acts of misconduct; 3) Abandons Job (Job Abandonment) is absent for five consecutive previously scheduled days without prior notification to employer.