Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop, Nursery, And Greenhouse
Employer
6611 South Ridge Road East
Geneva, OH 44041
United States
Job description
Skill Level 2
Fruit/Vegetable Production: Duties to include, but not limited to: Workers may drive and operate farm machinery to plant, cultivate, harvest and store vegetables. Attach farm implements such as plow, disc, and drill to tractor and drive tractor in field to till soil and plant/cultivate crop. Perform variety of other duties such as lubricating and repairing farm machinery. May plan and schedule plowing, cultivating and harvesting operations. Plant, cultivate, harvest, & pack vegetables (boxes, buckets & crates). Lay plastic, setting plants, weeding (w/hoe & by hand), driving stakes, grading/sorting and activities associated with vegetable production. Assist in set-up of product for sale of crop.
Orchard: Work in orchard performing various job duties to include, but not limited to: thinning, pruning and harvesting of trees during growing season. Worker picks fruits according to grade, color and size. Picks low-hanging fruit while standing on the ground, higher branches are picked while standing on a ladder. Fruit is grasped with the hands and removed from the trees in a motion so as not to harm adjacent buds on tree branches. Fruit picked is placed into bag attached to harness strapped around shoulders. Worker moves ladder around trees and from tree to tree. Full bags are carefully emptied into wooden bins. Worker examines harvested fruit in bins and sort out any fruit not meeting the grade, color and size specifications. Care must be exercised at all times to prevent bruising or breaking of trees or fruit.
Worker must have the following skills: Run Tractors and other motorized equipment. Hook up special attachments to the equipment. Do routine maintenance to the equipment. Repair broken equipment. Follow mixture ratio for chemical spraying schedule. Monitor crops for fungus, and insects and apply appropriate counter measures.
Alternative work: General farm maintenance and other duties as required in the farming operation maintenance. Includes, but not limited to, preparing barns, draining fields, preparing land for planting, dropping sticks in field, maintenance of tool & equipment & other work as directly related to the crop activities for which the worker is hired. Also includes fixing and the clearing and painting of fence/barns. Such work will be offered when climate or crop conditions preclude working in the primary activities listed.
General Conditions: If work is available beyond normal workdays M-F 8am-4pm with 1hour unpaid lunch break, employer may offer, but not require, worker an opportunity to work additional hours. Workers will report to work at designated time and place as directed by assigned employer each day. Workers may be requested to ten (10) hours per day depending on conditions in fields and the maturity of the crops. Also, workers may be requested to work on federal holidays and their Sabbath but will not be required. Workers may volunteer to work additional hours when work is available. Down time: Workers should expect occasional periods of little or no work because of weather, crop or other conditions beyond the employer’s control. These periods can occur any time throughout the season. Worker may be required to work in fields when crops are wet with dew / rain and should have suitable clothing for conditions which include light rain and temperatures ranging from 10 degrees to more than 100 degrees. Workers should be able to stand, bend, stoop and work for prolonged periods of time and be physically fit to perform duties as assigned. Care must always be exercised with any use of equipment.
Special Requirements
Physically able to bend, stoop, and able to stand on feet for long periods of time. Physically able to meet and perform all job specifications. May be required to take random drug and / or alcohol tests, at no cost to the worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment. All testing and background check will occur after employment has started and is not a part of the interview process. May be required to submit a criminal background check, at no cost to the worker. Felony convictions that employer reasonably believes, consistent with current law, will impair the safety and living conditions of other workers or other individuals on the farm will result in immediate termination. Failure to comply with request for criminal background check may result in immediate termination of employment.