Farm Laborer
Employer
2333s 300w
Washington, IN 47501
United States
Job description
The workers will have the task of planting, weeding, and harvesting produce. The crops
include strawberries, tomatoes, cantaloupe, watermelon, apples, peaches, peppers, squash,
pumpkins, sweet corn,
cherries, plums and pears. It will require the worker to be bent over several hours a day in
inclement weather if necessary. The tasks must be performed quickly and repetitively several
hours a day. The worker must be able
to walk down the rows to harvest, and when picking the fruits occasionally climb a step ladder.
The tools for harvesting will be provided by the employer at no cost to the employee. Normally
the smaller fruits will be picked in
buckets and transported for sorting and packing. For the larger produce the employee will
need to bend over and pick up the produce and tossed to the next employee until it is placed
on a truck or wagon. This could require
the laborer to be able to lift a 50-pound melon from the ground and tossing it to the next
employee. Employees will hoe and pull weeds, as well as any other task necessary for a good crop pre harvest, then clean up the fields post harvest.
Special Requirements
This type of work, involves working conditions that require tremendous stamina, a high level of physical activity in cold or extremely
hot conditions in direct sunlight and in adverse weather such as rain. The work requires a high level of physical conditioning. Due to
the type of work involved, if worker can not maintain the level of production set forth by the farmer, the worker will have to be
terminated for being unable to complete the work as deemed in this order.