Farmworkers And Laborers
Employer
Corteva Agriscience 3025 E 8th Road
Utica, IL 61373
United States
Job description
Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. Duties may vary from time to time. Work in extreme weather conditions. Must be able to work with minimum supervision. Detasseling seed corn, remove rogue plants, weeds and volunteer corn plants from seed corn production fields in northern Illinois. Detassel Corn – Must be able to walk miles per day while pulling all tassels from plants within the designated female rows, including tassels on tiller/sucker plants. Tassels will be pulled as they emerge and before shedding pollen. Rogueing-Workers will remove all rogues or off-type plants from within and between seed cornrows. Clean-up Detasseling-Workers will be required to cleanup all tassels or part tassels that remain from plants after detasseling machines have covered the designated female rows. Workers may also be required to husk, sort during harvest. Workers will perform seed corn receiving, silage, Sorting and dryer load out duties as it pertains to harvest seed corn crop and kernels. Workers may also harvest soybeans. Workers that are driving authorized may transport workers to/from housing to the worksites and to/from the grocery store each week.
Special Requirements
Must be 18 years or older. The employer may conduct a criminal background check on all new applicants for employment. Must be able to work outdoors in direct sunlight and weather conditions will be hot and humid, raining and be exposed to pollen the entire day while performing their required job duties. Hours and days of work may vary due to weather conditions. The majority of the workday is spent on ones feet and outdoors. Workers may stand in one place for any period of time. Workers must be able to climb, stand, sit, stoop, squat, kneel, crouch, bend (from the waist), push, pull, reach and lift. Lifting requirement is 5-60 lbs. Work is performed in outdoor agricultural fields and involves exposure to sun, wind, rain, soil, mud, dust, heat, cold and other natural elements. Worker must be able to withstand working in the direct sunlight and weather conditions ranging from hot and humid weather, moderate rain and cold while performing their required job duties.