Farmworkers And Laborers
Employer
Anthony Scordo Jr, Inc.: 3715 Bairdmore Ave
Hammonton, NJ 08037
United States
Job description
Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. Duties may vary from time to time. Workers will perform general blueberry field & farm labor/maintenance. Machine harvester workers must handle and sort berries on machine. Workers may also work in the packing house, which is on the farm, to grade, sort, or classify berries by size, weight, color, or condition. May prune and remove debris/brush. May cut limbs, pile sticks, pickup roots, and burn debris. The workers will be riding, pruning, weeding, hoeing, cleaning, sorting, stacking, boxing, carrying, picking, dumping, folding, grading, sweeping, selecting, labeling, manually changing and dumping lugs and sanitizing on the blueberry farm. Workers will also be raking, laying plastic, removing plastic, staking, stringing, cleaning areas around the farm. Operating forklifts to load and unload blueberry lugs. Stacking empty lugs and pallets on the back of the agricultural equipment for fields harvesters. Inspect field irrigation systems, replace damaged pipes, valves, water jets, sprinklers, etc. using necessary equipment. May construct trellises, repair farm fences, minor repairs to buildings, replace damaged posts using wire stretchers, hammers, paint, brushes, etc. Load mulch on trailer and move to fields, unload and spread mulch around plants as needed. Inspect the field to maintain a 3 to 5 foot weed free strip between rows by removing weeds, grass, etc. Workers will be trained on applying fertilizers and pesticides. Inspect bushes for damage, disease or insect infestation and remove or replace as directed by the farm manager.
Special Requirements
It is recommended that you have experience with Agricultural Equipment and knowledge of Agricultural Field work due to safety reasons related to possible equipment injury, heat stroke possibility, and food safety. Workers must be 18 years or older. The employer may conduct a criminal background check on all new applicants for employment at the employers expense. All tools, supplies, and equipment will be provided at no cost to workers. Lifting requirement of up to 40 lbs. Workers may be offered more than the standard hours of work in a single workday. Workers may volunteer to work additional hours when work is available. Hours of work may increase/decrease depending on crop yield and or weather and can occur at any time throughout the season.