Farm Worker Laborer
Employer
1840 MILL CREEK RD
PURYEAR, TN 38251
United States
Job description
Top/Oil Tobacco;
Workers may pull suckers from plants.
Workers may break tops & bad leaves from plants.
Workers may apply oils to tops of plants.
Cutting Tobacco:
Workers will cut ripe plants off at the ground using tobacco knife and spear stalk over metal spear on to a
wooden stick (stick is 48 long, one end is stuck in the ground and metal spear is placed on other end).
Workers will drop sticks in standing tobacco, before cutting, by hand or by machine.
Workers will transfer loaded sticks from ground to wagon or trailer in an orderly fashion.
Industry standard is six (6) plants per stick. (Stick and plants may weigh up to 80 pounds)
Special Requirements
WORKERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO STAND, WALK, BEND & STOOP, ALSO LIFT 60-80 LBS UP TO 4 FT. FOR EXTENDED PERIODS.
WORKERS MAY BE SUBJECT TO RANDOM DRUG TESTS AT EMPLOYERS COST, POST EMPLOYMENT
WORKERS WILL BE TRAINED FOR 16 HOURS, AT WHICH TIME THEY WILL BE EXPECTED TO PERFORM ALL JOB DUTIES LISTED, IN A EFFECTIVE MANNER.