Farmworker: Diversified 45-2092.00
Employer
8760 Old Hwy 51 N
Cobden , IL 62920
United States
Job description
Crops: Strawberries, Peaches, Apples, Vegetables, Hay
Workers will prepare fields for planting, plant, cultivate, and harvest named in this job order. Workers may be responsible for preparation of field beds, assisting in installation of drip irrigation and black plastic. Duties will include working in a greenhouse. Some workers may be requested to be working crew leaders. These workers will be chosen based on several factors including the workers performance and tenure. Properly licensed workers may assist in transporting fellow workers.
Strawberries and Vegetables: Workers will plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables. Workers will be required to remove weeds by hand or with a hoe. Workers will bend and stoop to pick vegetables according to size, color, shape and degree of maturity and place into field containers. Workers may carry full container weighing approximately sixty (60) lbs. and empty into field bin or load onto trailer. May be required to pull and discard culls as directed by supervisor. Pickers will take care not to bruise or scar produce. Pre-harvest activities may include staking, tying, transplanting, and pruning. Workers will stand on feet for long periods of time. Workers are required to work in fields when plants are wet with dew or rain. Temperatures in fields during working hours can range from forty (40) to over one hundred (100) degrees.
Special Requirements
Must have three months experience hand harvesting a perishable crop. Applicants must be able to furnish affirmative job references from recent employers operating comparable operations establishing acceptable previous experience. Must be physically able to meet and perform all job specifications stated in job order. Must be able to work in the hot humid weather for extended periods of time. Workers are subject to random drug testing at no cost to the employee. All drug testing will occur after the worker begins his or her employment and is not a part of the interview process. Failing or refusing a drug test will result in immediate termination.