Farm Worker

Job description

Transplant, prune, thin and cultivate Paulownia trees using hand tools and farm equipment. Load and unload trees, pots, stakes, tools and equipment. Greenhouse work includes transplanting, setting up planting tables and plant seeds. Workers will transplant plantlets and seedlings from trays into larger pots in the greenhouse. Use hand tools such as pruning shears, shears, pole pruners, ladders, shovels, hoes, rakes and tapener. Prepare and maintain fields, fence repair and farm maintenance, tree pruning, mowing utilizing mowers, tractors, skid steer with implements. Load potted plants onto trailers for planting. Workers will transplant trees by removing potted plants off of trailer that is moving down the row, digging a hole with shovel, placing tree in hole and covering with dirt using a shovel and hand water. After tree is planted, place empty pot back onto trailer. Use tapener to tape bamboo around tree to hold the tree in place in order for tree to grow straight. Walk fields carrying ladder down assigned rows to thin, prune and shape trees as instructed by supervisor. Workers have to be able to carry a 5 gallon bucket with water for initial plant irrigation. Limbs must not be torn from the tree, nor should limbs be completely stripped of leaves. Workers will transplant trees by removing trees from healing garden to field. Digging up existing planted trees and replant moving down the row, digging a hole with shovel, placing tree in hole and covering with dirt using a shovel. Install, clean, repair and maintain irrigation. Operate tractors and farm equipment and may operate farm vehicles and machinery when supplemental hand irrigation is necessary. Operate tractors and farm equipment utilizing various implements to prepare the land for planting. Clean and maintain work areas. Operate tractors and farm equipment and may operate farm vehicles and machinery while spraying for insects and weeds. Operate tractors and farm equipment to maintain paths and trails which involving activities, trimming vegetation, erosion control and transporting materials for erosion correction with the proper and safe use of hand tools. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. Employer reserves the right to discharge an obviously unqualified worker, malingerer or recalcitrant worker who is physically able but is unwilling to perform the work necessary for the employer to grow a premium quality product, or for any other lawful reason.

Employer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Workers will have a paid lunch break. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time.

TERMINATION. All workers will be subject to a 2 day introductory period, during which the employer will evaluate workers' performance of required tasks. Employer reserves the right to terminate a worker at the conclusion of the 2 day introductory period if the worker's performance fails to satisfy the employer's reasonable expectations, or is otherwise unacceptable. Employer may terminate a worker for lawful job-related reasons, including but not limited to situations in which the worker: (1) Is repeatedly absent or tardy; (2) malingers or otherwise refuses, without cause, to perform the work as directed; (3) commits act(s) of misconduct or repeatedly violates the Work Rules; and/or (4) fails, after completing the 2 day introductory period, to perform work in a competent and skillful manner, consistent with the employer's reasonable expectations.

Special Requirements

Three months of verifiable experience operating commercial agricultural equipment. Good health, strength, and endurance for outdoor physical labor. Work outside in inclement weather conditions including extreme heat. Walk, stand, sit, push, pull, bend and stoop repetitively. Lift and carry 5 gallon buckets of water weighing approximately 40 lbs. during initial plant irrigation. Use a stool or 10 ft. ladder to reach tree limbs, reach over head for extended periods of time while pruning trees. Employer is a drug-free workplace. Drug testing is conducted post-hire at the employer's expense and is not part of the interview process.