Farmworkers And Laborers
Employer
HARTUNG BROTHERS, INC.
43.768887,89.699308
MADISON, WI 53717
United States
Job description
Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. Workers required to hand weed in corn and cucumbers. Workers may be asked to drive John Deere tractor. Safety training will be provided. De-tassel Seed Corn: Must be able to walk miles per day while pulling all tassels from plants within the designated female rows, including tassels on tiller/sucker plants. Tassels will be pulled as they emerge and before shedding pollen. Hand weeding, volunteering, and rogueing activities will also be performed. Workers will use a hook to cut stalk at the root and remove all rogues or off type plants that has grown incorrectly or is defective from within and between seed cornrows. Cucumbers: Workers will be assigned a row or series of rows and will be required to pick by hand or machine according to criteria described and demonstrated by managers, such as size, color, and maturity, and place them in field containers or wagons.
Special Requirements
Three (3) months experience in corn de-tasseling and cucumbers. Applicants must be 18 years or older per liability insurance requirements. Employer may conduct background checks on all new applicants for employment at employers expense. Workers participates in the Food Safety Program. Workers should come prepared wearing appropriate clothing and footwear for the environmental and working conditions described. Cell phone can only be used during breaks, emergencies, and communicated with supervisor when needed. All tools, supplies and equipment will be provided at no cost to the workers. Lifting requirement may have a range of 5 - 50 lbs. Workers must not have any physical limitations that would prevent them from performing duties of job, with or without reasonable accommodation. Workers must have ability to climb ladder and work on an elevated platform. Quickly work with one or both arms and hands, reaching and grabbing out in sorting process. If the employee is unable or unfit to