Farmworkers And Laborers
Employer
2704 West CR 400 North
Connersville, IN 47331
United States
Job description
FARM LABORER: Worker will be required to complete the following activities as directed by supervisor: perform general farm labor including planting, transplanting, cultivating, thinning, and harvesting agricultural and nursery crops including ornamental trees, shrubs, pumpkins, squash, zucchini, peppers, watermelons, sweet corn, and other vegetables; harvest crops by hand or machine using hand tools and clippers as needed; grade, sort, packing at warehouse and field pack produce; pick and load produce into buckets, bins, trucks, and trailers; prepare soil and fields for planting including plowing, disking, harrowing, fertilizing, and laying plastic; maintain fields and tree blocks including mowing, weed whipping, pulling weeds by hand, pruning, staking, and applying fertilizers and crop protectants; dig, remove, and handle trees and plants; load and unload plants, produce, and farm supplies; perform irrigation installation, including drip and solid set, and perform irrigation maintenance and repair; perform general maintenance and clean-up including removing debris, rocks, and trash; May assist with loading, unloading, cleaning, and staging equipment and materials. Does not operate powered farm machinery. Workers may drive employer provided vehicle. Workers may occasionally operate small tractors during the field harvest process to move products from field to loading dock.
Other duties assigned under this order will be consistent under Bureau of Labor Statistics Standard Occupational Classification: Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery and Greenhouse Workers (45-2092)
Special Requirements
Experience Requirement: 2 month(s) verifiable experience in commercial agriculture experience hand harvesting fruits or vegetables required. Applicants must furnish job references from employers of the last 5 years establishing acceptable prior experience.
Job requires worker to complete tasks in general farm labor, including harvesting, packing, and handling of pumpkins, watermelons, pepper, zucchini, sweet corn, and summer squash. Employer will provide instructions and training on specific job duties.
Season Commitment: Job offered requires worker be available for work for entire employment period.
Drug testing done at employer's expense and not utilized as preemployment tool.