Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop

Job description

Crops: Potatoes

Grading & Sorting: Workers will perform various duties associated with grading and harvesting potatoes harvested from employers’ fields. Workers will record the temperature and field location of each load. Workers will load potatoes onto conveyor belt. Workers will grade and sort potatoes according to supervisors’ instruction. After sorting and grading, the worker will transfer potatoes to warehouse. The warehouse is located on the farm.

Tractor and other equipment operation: properly trained workers will operate tractors, forklifts, and other farm equipment carefully. Workers will take care not to damage buildings, crops, vehicles and fellow workers. Any worker caught not using care may be terminated. Repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment.

Farm, and Shed Sanitation: All workers will be responsible for picking up trash, and other farm sanitation duties. Workers will sweep up debris, dirt and trash. This material will be removed using wheelbarrows, tractor buckets and other containers. Workers may be required to power wash shed, and farm equipment. Workers will make repairs to farm buildings, fences, and other structures according to supervisors instructions.

Additional job duties: Working in onsite show beds, stock beds and fields. Assist with plant production to include trimming, splitting, potting, and moving plants into and out of on-site greenhouses and fields. Workers will assist with plant growing to include weeding, planting beds and fields, working in on-site landscaping of show beds, trimming, pruning plant inventory, and moving plants into and out of on-site greenhouses and fields. Assist with plant shipment to include cleaning, organizing, moving plants into and out of on-site greenhouses and fields, watering, weeding, boxing, and tagging plants for shipping and loading trucks.

Farm Equipment Operation: Workers may be required to operate farm equipment during daily operations, as an incidental activity. Before any worker is required to operate any farm equipment, workers will be instructed in the safety and operation of the tractor before driving the tractor. Tractors should be driven in a manner to protect operator, other workers, products, trees, crops, and equipment. Repeated failure to obey safety requirements and operating instructions may result in termination.

General Maintenance: Workers will perform various duties for upkeeping of the nursery property, lawns, gardens, greenhouses, fields, equipment, and buildings. These duties may include painting of nursery buildings, fence repair, mowing, weed eating, and other general building and ground maintenance.

Special Requirements

All applicants must have at least 3 months experience working in a commercial greenhouse. Applicants must 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.

SUBSTANCE ABUSE POLICY: This employer will strive to provide a safe and healthful work environment, free of substance abuse, for the protection of our associates, employees and visitors. The use, possession or being under the influence of illegal drugs or alcohol during working time is prohibited.