Farm Worker

Job description

Manually prepare fields, plant, cultivate and harvest blueberries, tobacco. Mechanically cultivate blueberry fields. Carry supplies including bags and baling wire to the field. Set plants in rows. Transplant or replant tobacco as needed. Take care to prevent bruising or breaking plants. Remove tops, flowers, and suckers. Pull mature leaves from stalks based on stalk position and leaf color. Please leaves on conveyor belt. Pack leaves for transport to tobacco barns for curing.

Loading and unloading tobacco barns. String, handle and hang tobacco leaves for drying. Placing tobacco on sheets and bind in bundles. Assemble and maintain shade tents. Install/maintain irrigation systems and water lines. Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment. Dig and maintain ditches. Apply fertilizers at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate and crop conditions. Mow, cut, and weed fields. Prepare and/or clear land for planting using mechanized or hand equipment to remove trash, rocks, or other debris or material that may interfere with planting or harvesting activities. Load and unload product and supplies/materials. Stack and unstack pallets. Equipment may include sprayers, power shears, chainsaws. Manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on equipment. Clean, adjust, repair, and perform routine service on equipment (e.g., lubricating grease points, inspecting and maintaining fluid levels, checking belt and conveyor tensions, and maintaining tires, wheels, bearings, belts, and other wear parts). Repair or replace defective parts. Attach farm implements (e.g., plows, harrows, discs, sprayers) using hand tools. May assist with other general maintenance farm maintenance or repairs. Use hand tools including but not limited to rakes, hoes, tractors, mattocks, brush hooks and/or axes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Clean and maintain work areas, vehicles, fences, building and equipment. Workers that have/obtain proper documentation/licenses may haul product as directed by supervisor. Workers who possess a valid driver’s license and meet all applicable legal requirements, including holding a doctor’s certificate as required by 29 CFR § 500.105, may be asked to drive vehicles for transporting workers, goods, or commodities. This task is voluntary, compensable, and not a mandatory job duty. Workers without a valid driver’s license or doctor’s certificate will still be fully eligible for employment and are not disqualified from any other job responsibilities outlined in this application. As a minor activity, if needed, workers may assist with the feeding and general maintenance of cattle. Workers may be assigned a variety of duties in any given day and different tasks on different days.

Special Requirements

2 months experience in picking blueberries, weeding around the bushes, hoeing, suckering, or harvesting tobacco. Work outdoors in inclement weather conditions. Work requires repetitive movements, frequent standing, pushing/pulling and lifting, carrying and loading up to 50 lbs. Must be 21 years old.