Farm Hand
Employer
14400 E. State Hwy 29
Georgetown, TX 78626
United States
Job description
Farm Hand Duties on 80 acre property and are lead by the Ag Manager. These include:
Mowing- the green spaces around the property where customers pick fruit and play in the activities area
Pruning fruit and Christmas trees
Irrigation work- filling fuel for water pump, repairing PVC, putting in new PVC/drip tape or other for new crops; learning the basics of the irrigation system throughout the property
Weed Eating-the green spaces around the property where customers pick fruit and play in the activities area
Fence maintenance- the perimeter fence is a high tension, 6 strand electric fence-checking to make sure it is charged, cleaning/spraying fence line; cross fences-clean up trash, spray weeds
Foliar spraying-spraying plants, trees with nutrients, spraying herbicide on walking paths, fence lines; if necessary, spraying for insects
Planting and Maintaining Festival Areas- sunflower patches for summer; corn maze for Fall; decorative planting for pumpkin patch and Easter area
Planting and Maintaining Fruit Trees-peaches/figs
Planting and Maintaining Strawberries-ripped out in summer, replanted in Fall, harvested in Spring
Planting and Maintaining Christmas trees-weeding, mowing paths, planting seedlings, pruning/shaping like a Christmas tree
Planting and Maintaining Diversified Vegetable Garden-tomatoes, cucumbers, melons, lettuces, cabbage-weeding, starting seeds, transplanting seedlings, irrigation repair
General repairs and maintenance of mowers, weed eaters- basics of checking oil, blades, cleaning out filters, washing off machines
Special Requirements
Be able to repeatedly lift 50 lbs
Be on time and be dependable
Have a can-do attitude
Understand that this is hard physical labor
Work in both the heat, cold, and sometimes rain