Farmworker/laborer
Employer
11328 Center Road
Traverse City, MI 49686
United States
Job description
Worker will be required to complete the following activities as directed by supervisor: plant, seed, thin, prune, spray, tie, stake, trellis, fertilize, train, hedge, and other general care of fruit trees and plants; seed, plant, transplant, water, and maintain seedlings in greenhouse; install, maintain, and remove trellis system, netting, landscape fabric, and plastic mulch; maintain and repair farm buildings, grounds, fences, and equipment; set up, operate, and maintain irrigation systems; operate tractors, vehicles, and other agricultural equipment to complete farm tasks, including discing, ripping, culti-mulching, plowing, and brush chopping; cut and remove string or wire; hand harvest to quality standards grapes, strawberries, artichokes, cut flowers, peas, soybeans, beans, watermelon, cantaloupe, root vegetables, carrots, radishes, onions, shallots, leeks, garlic, herbs, winter squash, pumpkins, gourds, summer squash, lettuce, spinach, blueberries, raspberries, tomatillos, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, celery, cucumbers, broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, cabbage, corn, corn stalks, and apples; field pack to quality standards; drive Employer-provided vehicle to and from worksite and other location; scan and tag produce for tracking and harvest productivity purposes.
Special Requirements
Job requires worker to complete tasks in general strawberry and garden field work, vineyard labor, hand harvest of apples, grapes, garden produce and strawberries. Employer will provide instructions and training on specific job duties.
Experience Requirement: 2 verifiable months commercial agricultural experience in fruit or vegetables required. Applicants must furnish job references from recent employers within past 5 years establishing acceptable prior experience.
Drug testing done at employers expense and not utilized as pre-employment tool.