Farmworker/laborer

Job description

FARM LABORER: Worker will be required to complete the following activities as directed by supervisor: plant, transplant, hoe, weed, trim, position, tie, maintain, stake, and other general care of plants; maintain and clean up fields, greenhouses, and farm grounds and landscaping; paint posts and stakes; lay, mend, fix and remove black tunnel plastic and drip tape; organize, clean and sanitize harvest tools, equipment and containers; operate and maintain tractors, vehicles, and forklifts and other farm equipment to complete farm tasks on and between employer owned/operated worksites; bale hay and straw; hand harvest to quality standards Broccoli, Lettuce, Cabbage, Soybeans, Field Corn, Indian/Decorative Corn, Sweet Corn, Tomatoes, Okra, Cucumbers, Squash, Flowers (all varieties) , Peppers, Melons (all varieties), Pumpkins, String Beans, Onions, Garlic, Potatoes, Eggplant, Tomatillos; packing/sorting activities to quality standards, including pack, clean, sort, and load/unload produce and stack, repair, and assemble boxes and bins; general greenhouse activities; and install and maintain irrigation system.

Pay will be hourly.

Special Requirements

Job requires worker to complete tasks in general farm labor, planting and harvesting of Broccoli, Lettuce, Cabbage, Soybeans, field corn, Indian/Decorative Corn, Sweet Corn, Tomatoes, Okra, Cucumbers, Squash, Flowers (all varieties), Peppers, Melons (all varieties), Pumpkins, String Beans, Onions, Garlic, Potatoes, and Eggplant. Employer will provide instructions and training on specific job duties.

Experience Requirement: 3 verifiable months of commercial vegetable harvest experience required. Applicants must furnish job references from recent employers within the past 5 years establishing acceptable prior experience.

Drug testing done at employer's expense and not utilized as a preemployment tool.