Farmworkers And Laborers-crop
Employer
556 Aney Hill Rd., 3 miles south of NY Rt. 167 on Aney Hill Road.
Mohawk, NY 13407
United States
Job description
Operate 75 hp tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery to plow, harrow and fertilize soil, or to plant, cultivate, spray and harvest ginseng. Will operate equipment in farm fields and drive on farm roads. Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes and tampers. Much work will require extensive bending, stooping and ground work. Duties include tilling soil and applying fertilizers; transplanting, weeding or thinning, crops. Set up, operate, monitor & maintain irrigation system. Repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment. Apply fertilizers to crops. Inform farmers or farm managers of crop progress. Will monitor fields for plant infestations and use treatments appropriate in both a preventative or infestation situation. Clear and maintain irrigation ditches. Record information about crops, such as yields, or costs. Due to health and safety concerns relating to pesticide application and the operation of equipment on our farm, workers are required to have the ability to comprehend simple oral and written instructions in English. After hiring, employer may conduct random drug tests at employers expense. Must be physically able to lift up to 80 pounds *Workers referred against this order must have a minimum of 3 months experience in performing tasks described in this order.
Special Requirements
a. Workers must be able to demonstrate that they are physically able to perform the work as described.
b. The employer will provide 0 days of training.
c. Employer may require worker to perform any available general farm work if the guarantee referenced in Section 17a Additional Assurance for Clearance Orders is invoked.
d. Employer may terminate worker with timely notification to the NPC and DHS, if the worker: 1) Refuses, without cause, to perform work for which the worker was recruited and hired; 2) Commits serious acts of misconduct; or 3) Abandons Job (Job Abandonment) is absent for five consecutive previously scheduled days without prior notification to employer.