Farm Laborer

Job description

WORKERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO HAND HARVEST AND/OR GRADE, SORT AND UNLOAD, CLEAN AND PACK TOMATOES, HAND HARVEST AND PACK OKRA, CLEAN FARM BUILDING, TRACTORS, PICKING BUCKETS, PACKING FACILITY AND KEEP WORK AREAS CLEAN, CLEAN SHOVELS, SCRAPPERS, HOES AND KNIVES THAT WILL BE USED DURING THE HARVEST OF TOMATOES AND OKRA. MAY BE REQUIRED TO APPLY PESICIDES UNDER A LISCENSED APPLICATOR AND AFTER PROPERLY TRAINED. OTHER DUTIES MAY INCLUDE MANUALLY CLEAN AND REMOVE POULTRY MANURE AND OTHER ORGANIC MATERIALS FROM BARNS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, EUTHANIZE AND COMPOST DEAD BIRDS AND ASSOCIATED MATERIALS USING APPROVED METHODS, WHEREAS BEST ANIMAL WELFARE PROCEDURES ARE FOLLOWED. WORK AREAS MAY HOUSE OR CONTAIN SPIDERS, CRAWLING INSECTS, RODENTS AND OTHER VERMIN SUCH AS SKUNKS, SNAKES, RACOONS, ETC. DRUG TESTS MAY BE PERFORMED POST-HIRE AT NO COST TO THE WORKERS TO ENSURE WORKER SAFETY AND KEEP IN COMPLIANCE WITH WORKERS COMPENSATION GUIDELINES. TESTING POSITIVE OR FAILURE TO COMPLY MAY RESULT IN IMMEDIATE TERMINATION. WORKERS MUST FOLLOW ALL WORK AND SAFETY RULES. WORKERS MUST BE PHYSICALLY ABLE TO PERFORM ALL DUTIES DESCRIBED.