Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop, Nursery, And Greenhouse
Employer
3000 Georgetown Road
Paris, KY 40361
United States
Job description
Skill Level 1
Forage: Duties will include, but are not limited to: Land preparation, operating tillage equipment, cutting equipment. Take the hay bales to the storage barns/barns of farms that purchase the hay.
Row Crops: Duties to include, but not limited to: Workers may drive and operate farm machinery to plant, cultivate, harvest and store grain crops such as corn, wheat, soybeans, etc. 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 husking and shelling corn, lubricating and repairing farm machinery and unloading grain onto conveyors to storage bins and elevators.
Nursery: Duties to include but not limited to: Perform any combination of the following duties concerned with preparing soil and growth media, cultivating and otherwise participating in horticulture activities. Hauls and spreads topsoil, fertilizer, etc to condition land. Dig, rake and screen soil and fill cold frame and hot beds to prepare them for planting. Plant, spray, weed and water plants, shrubs and trees. Ties, bunches, wraps and pack flowers, plants and shrubs to fill orders. Load trucks for marketing. Work on potting line transplanting seedlings into selling containers and place in growing area. Assist with delivery of products to customers. Maintenance on farm equipment required in operation. Assist in set-up of products for sale of crops.
Sod:
Lawn: Tasks to be performed will include, but are not limited to: soil preparation, seeding and fertilization. Harvesting grass by operating a grass cutting machine. Transferring rolls of grass, weighing up to 50 pounds, from grass harvester to pallet. Load pallets into the truck and help cover the truck. Assist in loading grass from truck at delivery point and installing grass at delivery point.
The tasks to be performed will include, but not limited to, Lifting sod with weight limit of 80lbs. The tasks to be performed include, but not limited to: preparing of ground, seedling & fertilizing. Harvesting of sod by operating a sod-cutting machine. Transfer of so rolls, weighing up to 80 lbs, from sod harvester to pallet. Load pallets on truck and help tarp truck. Assist in loading sod from truck at delivery point and installation of sod at delivery point.
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.
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.