Farm Workers And Laborers
Employer
1400 Coolidge Rocky Ford Rd.
Coolidge, GA 31738
United States
Job description
EMPLOYEES WILL HARVEST, PICK, LOAD AND UNLOAD BLACKBERRY, BROCCOLI, CANTALOUPE, AND WATERMETLON. WORKERS WILL ALSO WEED FIELDS, LAY PLASTIC, REMOVE PLASTIC AND LAY PIPES. WORKERS WILL FOLD BOXES, COUNT CLAMSHELLS AND STACK BOXES. IN ADDITION, WORKERS WILL TRIM BLACKBERRY PLANTS AND TIE THEM TO THE TRELLIS SYSTEM. THEY WILL ALSO BE PULLING WEEDS, RAKING, CLEANING AREAS AROUNG THE FARMS AND BUILDINGS. OTHER DUTIES MAY INCLUDE FIELD MAINTANANCE, CAMP SANITATION, LOADING AND UNLOADING. THIS WILL ALL BE DONE UNDER EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS. HEAVY LIFTING, BENDING AND STOOPING WILL BE INVOLVED ON A DAILY BASIS.
Special Requirements
52LB LIFTING
TRAINING WITH EMPLOYER
HEAVY BENDING AND STOOPING
REPETITIVE MOVEMENTS
2 DAY TRAINING WITH EMPLOYER. The training period for all crop activities is 2 days starting with the first day of employment to acclimate the worker to the physical demands of farm work and to familiarize workers with the job specifications and to demonstrate proper harvest methods and other crop specific issues.