Farm Worker

Job description

Sort and grade onions, wrap pallets of onions, and construct packing materials. Must keep work zone clean: sweep, pick up trash, and culls. Assist Facility Manager with operating packing equipment. Employees will be trained in safety.
Operate farm Equipment to transport culls/trash, and empty/full produce bins to and from farms and packing facility.
Additional duties thru contract period may include:
• Operate forklift to load and transport produce bins, pallets of produce in field or onion packing facility
• Wash and repair broken produce bins.
• Hoe, weed, thin, plant crops and clean fields.
• As needed hand pick chile peppers, onions, and watermelons.
• Trim pecan trees using handheld clippers, snippers, saw, picking up/dispose of branches.
• Operate Farm Tractors and equipment, plant crops, harvest crops and ground prep.
• Install and repair Drip irrigation
• Wash and clean equipment, vehicles.
• As needed transport other employees to work locations in company vehicles.

Variable weather/crop conditions may apply; hours may fluctuate (+/-), with possible downtime and/or extended hours. Employer may request but not require for workers to work on their sabbath. Drug, alcohol, and tobacco-free work zone.

“Employer may pay above the listed rate based on tenure, skills, performance, or business needs; all such opportunities are available to U.S. and H 2A workers alike.”

Special Requirements

None