Farmworker/laborer
Employer
7788 E Horn Road
Lake Leelanau, MI 49653
United States
Job description
Farm Laborer: Worker will be required to perform a variety of tasks under supervision in vineyard, orchard and hop yard operation.
Worker will be required to complete the following activities: general farm, vineyard and orchard maintenance; weeding; shoveling; hoeing; mowing; hand fertilizing; thinning; pruning; grafting; tying limbs; perform vineyard canopy management; string lines for hop growth; planting fruit trees, vineyards and hop yards; drive and operate vehicles, tractors or other agricultural equipment such as forklifts; spray crops with tractor and spray attachment; routine general repairs and maintenance of farm equipment and tools on farm; conduct farm building repairs; complete harvest preparation tasks such as spreading liners in bins, wash and sanitize harvesting bins or repair harvesting bins; hand harvest apples, grapes and hops to quality standards; laying mylar; construct and maintain trellis; general maintenance and repair of bird netting and deer fencing; complete general hand tasks to include picking up garbage around the orchard, removing old trees/vines, string and wire from trellis and orchard blocks; picking up sticks, rocks and brush throughout the farms; conduct various field and farm clean up tasks at end of season.
Special Requirements
Experience Requirement: 2 verifiable months commercial agriculture experience required. Applicants must furnish job references from employers of the last 3 years establishing acceptable prior experience.
Job requires worker to complete tasks in general farm labor, vineyard and orchard maintenance, and hand harvest of apples, grapes and hops. Employer will provide instructions and training on specific job duties.
Season Commitment: Job offered requires worker be available for and worker agrees to work every day that work is available for entire employment period.
Worker must be able to perform job description duties in safe manner consistent with established safety procedures.
Drug screen not utilized as a pre-employment tool.