Sweetcorn Pullers

Job description

Crops: Sweet corn, Peanuts, Cotton, Soybeans, Cabbages

Perform manual labor to harvest sweetcorn and cabbage by hand. Perform manual farm maintenance and maintain cotton and peanut fields. Workers will mechanically plant seeds/liners in fields. At harvest, workers walk rows while bending and reaching to select mature ears of corn, pulling off the stalk and tossing up onto moving conveyor belt in the field. Workers must carefully select ears of corn of correct size and maturity, avoiding ears with discolored husks, unacceptable shanks (longer than 6 inches) or visible worm damage. Workers must keep up with the moving conveyor belt system being pulled by a tractor as it moves slowly through the field at a speed ranging from mile to one mile per hour. Pick up rocks in fields and complete manual field cleanup activities. Pull weeds by hand. Long-sleeve shirts and pants recommended to be worn when harvesting. Workers will pack ears of corn and cabbage on wirebound crate, RPC or corrugated box. Make boxes and stack boxes on pallets. Operate machinery to cut tips of corn, place corn on trays and wrap trays. Install, repair, maintain, and remove fences and farm buildings. Clean and maintain farm vehicles, implements and equipment. Workers may drive forklifts at the packing house. 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, on or off the farm on company business. 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. Assist with Good Agricultural Practices policies.

Special Requirements

Three months of farmwork experience required. Perform prolonged walking, bending, reaching, pushing, pulling and lifting and carrying of 40 lbs. Physical stamina is required. Work is outside in extremely hot, humid and/or wet weather with gnats for extensive periods of time. Employer is a drug free workplace. Drug testing is conducted post-hire at the employers expense and is not part of the interview process. Any employee who declines to take or fails this drug test will be terminated and paid for all hours worked, if any.