Farmworker/laborer

Job description

Farm Laborer: Worker will be required to complete the following activities as directed by supervisor: plant, transplant, weed, trim, position, maintain, stake, and other general care of plants; remove weeds; maintain and clean up landscaping of farm, fields, and greenhouses; paint posts, stakes; lay, mend, fix and remove black tunnel plastic and drip tape; organize, clean and sanitize harvest tools, equipment and containers; operate tractors, vehicles, and forklifts and other farm equipment to complete farm tasks on and between employer owned/operated worksites; hand harvest to quality standards tomato, variety squash, zucchini, summer squash, winter squash, cabbage, cabbage sprouts, variety pepper, eggplant, cucumber, sweet corn, Indian corn, gourds and pumpkins; packing/sorting activities to quality standards, including pack, clean, sort, and load/unload produce and stack, repair, and assemble boxes and bins; worker may be required to complete greenhouse activities such as set up greenhouse space as directed by Supervisor, will mix soil for filling flats/pots/hanging baskets as directed; participate in irrigation activities such as check and maintain all working components of irrigation system, including: irrigation lines, drip tape, sprinklers, headers, mainlines, valves, and any other irrigation equipment. If worker is eligible to drive under Ohio law, Employer may require worker to drive in Employer-provided vehicle to and from the worksite and to other locations.

Pay will be hourly.

Special Requirements

Job requires worker to complete tasks in General farm labor, planting and harvest of sweet corn, cabbage, cabbage sprouts, squash, (butternut, acorn, spaghetti), peppers (all varieties), cherry & regular tomatoes, pumpkins, and Greenhouse Labor. Employer will provide instructions and training on specific job duties.

Experience Requirement: 2 verifiable months of commercial hand harvest with a vegetable base required. Applicants must furnish job references from recent employers within the past 3 years establishing acceptable prior experience.

Training provided: Good Agricultural Practices, worker Protection Standards, Right to know, Heat Safety

Drug testing done at employers expense and not utilized as a preemployment tool.

Season Commitment: Job offered requires worker be available for and worker agrees to work every day that work is available for entire employment period.