Farmworker/laborer
Employer
4620 N M-88
Central Lake, MI 49622
United States
Job description
Job requires worker to complete tasks in general farm labor and hand harvest of apples, apricots, asparagus, cherries, corn, cucumbers, gourds, nectarines, peaches, pears, pickles, plums, pumpkins, raspberries, winter squash, summer squash, strawberries and zucchini. Employer will provide instructions and training on specific job duties.
Worker will be required to complete the following activities as directed by supervisor: plant, thin, prune, trim, train, tie, stake, and other general care of crops; establish new orchards and crop areas; general farm, field, and grounds maintenance and clean-up; remove weeds; paint tree trunks; install and maintain irrigation system; install and maintain trellis system; operate platform and other mechanized pruning or harvest equipment; drive and operate forklift, tractor, equipment, or other farm vehicle on farm property and to transport on roads between fields; remove old string and wire from trellis and orchard blocks; clean, sanitize and maintain farm tools, equipment and containers; hand harvest to quality standards apples, apricots, asparagus, cherries, corn, cucumbers, nectarines, peaches, pears, plums, pickles, pumpkin, gourds, raspberries, strawberries, winter squash, summer squash, and zucchini; grade, sort, and pack employer product only to quality standards.
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
2 month(s) verifiable experience in fruit or vegetable hand harvest experience required. Applicants must furnish job references from employers of the last 3 years establishing acceptable prior experience.
Worker must possess requisite physical strength and endurance to repeat harvest process throughout workday. Worker must work at sustained pace and make good faith efforts to work efficiently as reasonable under working conditions.
Season Commitment: Job offered requires worker to be available for work for entire employment period.